Earthquake details

Monday, January 2, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Southwest Indian Ridge on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 00:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1313.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.929 and latitude -36.037.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -36.037, 51.929
UTC time 2017-01-02 00:13:06.300
Location Southwest Indian Ridge
Country Southwest Indian Ridge
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-02

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