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USGS us6000q5ly

12 Apr 2025, 10:59

western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated14 June 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is western Indian-Antarctic Ridge?

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-49.206300, 123.186700

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000q5ly
Coordinates
-49.2063, 123.1867
Network
us
Significance
385