Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit southeast Indian Ridge on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 12:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bunbury, about 2188.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.771 and latitude -45.803.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -45.803, 95.771
UTC time 2016-09-06 12:07:57.760
Location southeast Indian Ridge
Country southeast Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-06

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