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USGS usp0009t7g

20 May 2000, 10:49

western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated29 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is western Indian-Antarctic Ridge?

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-49.795000, 125.988000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0009t7g
Coordinates
-49.795, 125.988
Network
us
Significance
465