QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem790976
USGS iscgem790976
10 Oct 1970, 09:53
South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 29.4 km depth.
Published location
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-3.490000, 86.145000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem790976
Coordinates
-3.49, 86.145
Network
iscgem
Significance
611