Earthquake details

Monday, January 2, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit South Indian Ocean on Monday, January 2, 2017 at 00:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tôlanaro, about 1441.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 52.329 and latitude -37.157.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -37.157, 52.329
UTC time 2017-01-02 00:18:49.220
Location South Indian Ocean
Country South Indian Ocean
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2017-01-02

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