Earthquake details

Thursday, November 5, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Thursday, November 5, 1981 at 21:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Curepipe, about 2340.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.016 and latitude -21.613.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -21.613, 80.016
UTC time 1981-11-05 21:11:22.820
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-05

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