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USGS us1000g3zs

6 Aug 2018, 05:35

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 26.5 km depth.

Depth26.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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7.417400, 91.768600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us1000g3zs
Coordinates
7.4174, 91.7686
Network
us
Significance
385