QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem908485
USGS iscgem908485
7 Feb 1928, 00:01
South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 6.7 mw earthquake at 15 km depth.
Published location
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-2.588000, 88.557000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem908485
Coordinates
-2.588, 88.557
Network
iscgem
Significance
697