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USGS usp000gk8u

14 Oct 2008, 20:51

North Indian Ocean

A magnitude 5 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 North Indian Ocean?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

4.027000, 68.838000

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What the numbers mean

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gk8u
Coordinates
4.027, 68.838
Network
us
Significance
385