Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Carlsberg Ridge on Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Moderate mag. 5.5 earthquake - Indian Ocean on Tuesday, 30 September 2014 at 16:45 (GMT)
Moderate magnitude 5.5 earthquake at 10 km depth
30 Sep 16:55 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 9 minutes.
Sep 30 21:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.5.
Sep 30 21:10: Magnitude recalculated from 5.4 to 5.5.
Magnitude: 5.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 1.47°N / 67.74°E
(international territory)Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.1 x 1013 joules (3.12 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 2682 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) More info
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Magnitude | Depth | Location | Source |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | Carlsberg Ridge | GFZ |
| M 5.5 | 16 km | Carlsberg Ridge | USGS |
| M 5.5 | 10 km | CARLSBERG RIDGE | EMSC |
| M 5.5 | 44 km | Carlsberg Ridge | GeoAu |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 5.5 quake Indian Ocean 30 September 2014 16:45 GMT
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