Earthquake details

Thursday, October 10, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Thursday, October 10, 1991 at 07:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saint-Joseph, about 1164.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.778 and latitude -31.656.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -31.656, 57.778
UTC time 1991-10-10 07:04:02.530
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-10-10

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