Earthquake details

Saturday, December 7, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Saturday, December 7, 1991 at 19:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1440.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.281 and latitude -37.443.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.443, 51.281
UTC time 1991-12-07 19:21:24.410
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1991-12-07

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