Earthquake details

Saturday, December 29, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Saturday, December 29, 1973 at 17:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2156.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.682 and latitude -45.151.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -45.151, 95.682
UTC time 1973-12-29 17:53:42.400
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-29

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