Earthquake details

Thursday, September 16, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Chagos Archipelago region on Thursday, September 16, 1993 at 21:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Malé, about 1488.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 68.029 and latitude -8.024.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -8.024, 68.029
UTC time 1993-09-16 21:30:11.200
Location Chagos Archipelago region
Country Chagos Archipelago region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1993-09-16

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