Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 26, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Wednesday, February 26, 1997 at 18:27 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Albany, about 2015.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.282 and latitude -47.497.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -47.497, 100.282
UTC time 1997-02-26 18:27:10.660
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1997-02-26

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