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USGS usp0000mmh

19 Feb 1977, 07:53

Mid-Indian Ridge

A magnitude 6 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Mid-Indian Ridge?

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-41.367000, 80.643000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0000mmh
Coordinates
-41.367, 80.643
Network
us
Significance
554