Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 21:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1467.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.315 and latitude -37.690.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.690, 51.315
UTC time 2015-12-09 21:52:42.200
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2015-12-09

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