Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Wednesday, January 14, 1998 at 02:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsiombe, about 1595.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 46.364 and latitude -39.612.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -39.612, 46.364
UTC time 1998-01-14 02:37:03.800
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-14

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