Earthquake details

Friday, March 23, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Friday, March 23, 1990 at 14:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2149.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.137 and latitude -45.552.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -45.552, 96.137
UTC time 1990-03-23 14:39:04.730
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1990-03-23

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