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USGS usb000sm3q

14 Oct 2014, 19:36

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 5 mb earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Nicobar Islands, India region?

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7.556900, 94.240800

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usb000sm3q
Coordinates
7.5569, 94.2408
Network
us
Significance
385