QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000dcy0
USGS usp000dcy0
9 Jan 2005, 23:18
Mid-Indian Ridge
A magnitude 5.1 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.
Published location
Where is Mid-Indian Ridge?
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-24.842000, 69.922000
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000dcy0
Coordinates
-24.842, 69.922
Network
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Significance
400