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USGS usp000gq0f

6 Dec 2008, 00:43

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 5.3 mwc earthquake at 38.2 km depth.

Depth38.2 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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8.723000, 93.984000

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gq0f
Coordinates
8.723, 93.984
Network
us
Significance
432