Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE 2012 March 29 00:36:40 UTC

Earthquake Details

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Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 00:36:40 UTC Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 03:36:40 AM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	40.912°S, 44.633°E
Depth	10 km (6.2 miles)
Region	SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE
Distances	732 km (454 miles) NW of Ile aux Cochons, Crozet Islands 865 km (537 miles) NE of Marion Island, Prince Edward Islands 1737 km (1079 miles) SE of Durban, South Africa 1995 km (1239 miles) SSE of MAPUTO, Mozambique
Location Uncertainty	horizontal +/- 17.6 km (10.9 miles); depth +/- 2.8 km (1.7 miles)
Parameters	NST=117, Nph=117, Dmin=>999 km, Rmss=0.81 sec, Gp= 43°, M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=5
Source	Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D) Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID	usc0008ry4

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