Earthquake details

Monday, March 8, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Monday, March 8, 1976 at 17:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2172.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.427 and latitude -45.134.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -45.134, 95.427
UTC time 1976-03-08 17:36:40.700
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-03-08

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