QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp00043z4
USGS usp00043z4
6 Jan 1990, 21:44
South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 14.8 km depth.
Published location
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-10.681000, 92.987000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp00043z4
Coordinates
-10.681, 92.987
Network
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Significance
554