Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 14, 2004 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at 11:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1428.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.413 and latitude -36.629.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.629, 53.413
UTC time 2004-01-14 11:26:18.550
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2004-01-14

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