Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Tuesday, October 8, 1996 at 01:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2170.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.025 and latitude -45.778.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -45.778, 96.025
UTC time 1996-10-08 01:36:53.930
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1996-10-08

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