QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usb000sj1x
USGS usb000sj1x
6 Oct 2014, 04:26
Southwest Indian Ridge
A magnitude 5.1 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.
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.
-40.119300, 46.144900
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000sj1x
Coordinates
-40.1193, 46.1449
Network
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Significance
400