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USGS us7000lic0

12 Dec 2023, 07:44

Southwest Indian Ridge

A magnitude 5.3 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 February 2024Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Southwest Indian Ridge?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

-31.551300, 57.744000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us7000lic0
Coordinates
-31.5513, 57.744
Network
us
Significance
432