QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp0003dc5
USGS usp0003dc5
26 Feb 1988, 06:17
Southwest Indian Ridge
A magnitude 6.8 mw 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.
-37.319000, 47.989000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0003dc5
Coordinates
-37.319, 47.989
Network
us
Significance
711