QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000a1nh
USGS usp000a1nh
12 Oct 2000, 08:54
186 km S of Port Blair, India
A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 51.3 km depth.
Published location
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9.980000, 92.860000
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Event ID
usp000a1nh
Coordinates
9.98, 92.86
Network
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Significance
432