Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 7, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Wednesday, June 7, 1978 at 19:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsiombe, about 1456.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 49.240 and latitude -37.986.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates -37.986, 49.240
UTC time 1978-06-07 19:42:02.900
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-06-07

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