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USGS usb000kac3

4 Oct 2013, 18:30

Mid-Indian Ridge

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 14.3 km depth.

Depth14.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2013Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Mid-Indian Ridge?

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-39.126100, 78.148600

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000kac3
Coordinates
-39.1261, 78.1486
Network
us
Significance
385