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USGS usp000amjz

16 Aug 2001, 19:50

Mid-Indian Ridge

A magnitude 5.5 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 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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-36.710000, 78.667000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000amjz
Coordinates
-36.71, 78.667
Network
us
Significance
465