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USGS usp000eeq4

16 Apr 2006, 21:05

western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated22 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is western Indian-Antarctic Ridge?

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-49.058000, 121.436000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000eeq4
Coordinates
-49.058, 121.436
Network
us
Significance
432