Earthquake details

Monday, January 19, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Monday, January 19, 1998 at 07:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tsiombe, about 1618.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 45.884 and latitude -39.836.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -39.836, 45.884
UTC time 1998-01-19 07:08:30.770
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-01-19

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