Earthquake details

Sunday, October 7, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Sunday, October 7, 1984 at 01:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1446.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.960 and latitude -37.582.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.582, 50.960
UTC time 1984-10-07 01:56:18.810
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-07

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