QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/usp000gq70
USGS usp000gq70
8 Dec 2008, 18:39
southeast Indian Ridge
A magnitude 6.3 mwc earthquake at 11 km depth.
Published location
Where is southeast Indian Ridge?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
-53.005000, 106.823000
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What the numbers mean
Magnitude measures event size; depth locates the source below the surface. Neither value alone establishes local damage or personal risk.
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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp000gq70
Coordinates
-53.005, 106.823
Network
us
Significance
611