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USGS usp000dcaf

31 Dec 2004, 18:01

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 11.3 km depth.

Depth11.3 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated10 November 2016Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is Nicobar Islands, India region?

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7.019000, 92.596000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dcaf
Coordinates
7.019, 92.596
Network
us
Significance
385