Earthquake details

Monday, January 6, 2014 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Monday, January 6, 2014 at 17:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1451.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.208 and latitude -37.287.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.287, 52.208
UTC time 2014-01-06 17:00:58.210
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2014-01-06

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