Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 27, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Wednesday, March 27, 1991 at 15:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2162.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.922 and latitude -45.534.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -45.534, 95.922
UTC time 1991-03-27 15:02:22.720
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-27

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