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USGS us6000py97

12 Mar 2025, 05:42

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 6 mww earthquake at 23 km depth.

Depth23 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 May 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

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6.970100, 92.554800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000py97
Coordinates
6.9701, 92.5548
Network
us
Significance
554