QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem895020
USGS iscgem895020
8 Dec 1951, 04:14
South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 7.5 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-34.229000, 57.470000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem895020
Coordinates
-34.229, 57.47
Network
iscgem
Significance
872