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USGS usb000k96s

9 Oct 2013, 04:26

western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 15.2 km depth.

Depth15.2 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is western Indian-Antarctic Ridge?

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-50.149100, 119.850800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000k96s
Coordinates
-50.1491, 119.8508
Network
us
Significance
385