Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - 114km SE of Amsterdam Island, on Friday, 4 October 2013
Strong mag. 6.4 earthquake - 114km SE of Amsterdam Island, on Friday, 4 October 2013
4 Oct 17:51 UTC: Premier à signaler: USGS après 25 minutes.
Local time at epicenter: Friday, October 04, 2013 22:26:14
Magnitude: 6.4
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.5554°S / 78.4484°E
(Terres australes françaises)Nearest volcano: St. Paul (85 km / 53 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
114 km SE de Martin-de-Viviès (pop: 0)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 2.5 x 1014 joules (69.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 60036 tons of TNT or 3.8 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Heure | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Fri, 4 Oct 17:26 UTC | M 6.4 / 33 km | MID-INDIAN RIDGE | EMSC |
| Fri, 4 Oct 17:26 UTC | M 6.4 / 10 km | Mid Indian Ridge | GFZ |
| Friday, October 04, 2013 22:26:14 (4 Oct 17:26:14 UTC) | M 6.4 / 10 km | 114km SE of Amsterdam Island, | USGS |
| Fri, 4 Oct 17:26 UTC | M 6.2 | Mid-Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean | GeoAu |
| Sat, 5 Oct 2013 00:26 WIB (4 Oct 17:26:30 UTC) | M 5.9 / 150 km | Mid Indian Ridge | BMKG |
(shakemap: USGS)
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Aftershocks of the 6.4 quake: 114km SE of Amsterdam Island,, 4 Oct 2013 17:26
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