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USGS usp000dbv0

27 Dec 2004, 09:57

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 5.7 mwc earthquake at 9.1 km depth.

Depth9.1 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated2 May 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Nicobar Islands, India region?

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7.706000, 92.645000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dbv0
Coordinates
7.706, 92.645
Network
us
Significance
500