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USGS us6000qj0h

8 Jun 2025, 22:15

western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5.9 mww earthquake at 9 km depth.

Depth9 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated20 August 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is western Indian-Antarctic Ridge?

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-47.802900, 116.048900

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000qj0h
Coordinates
-47.8029, 116.0489
Network
us
Significance
536