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USGS iscgem17290572

11 Jul 1961, 10:31

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 50 km depth.

Depth50 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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7.946000, 93.124000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem17290572
Coordinates
7.946, 93.124
Network
iscgem
Significance
556