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USGS usp000df5q

29 Jan 2005, 20:58

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 5 mwc earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 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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8.319000, 93.959000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000df5q
Coordinates
8.319, 93.959
Network
us
Significance
385