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Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge on Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge on Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Moderate mag. 5.9 earthquake - Southwest Indian Ridge on Tuesday, 12 January 2016
Jan 12 10:34: Magnitude recalculated from 6.0 to 5.9.
Date & time: Tuesday, 12 January 2016 09:45 UTC
Magnitude: 5.9
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 31.45°S / 58.19°E (international territory)
Nearest volcano: Piton de la Fournaise (1160 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 4.5*10^13 J (12.4 GWh / 10676 tons of TNT / 0.7 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
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Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
HeureMag. / DepthLocationSource
Tue, 12 Jan 2016
Tue, 12 Jan 09:45 UTCM 5.9 / 10 km SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGEEMSC
Tue, 12 Jan 09:45 UTCM 5.9 / 10 km- Southwest Indian RidgeUSGS
Tue, 12 Jan 09:45 UTCM 6.3 / 24 kmSouthwest Indian RidgeGeoAu

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