Shallow M6.3 earthquake hits southeast Indian Ridge
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A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.3 hit southeast Indian Ridge at 20:25 UTC on February 4, 2022. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.2 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
The epicenter was located about 1 994 km (1 239 miles) SW of Augusta, Australia.
There are no people living within 100 km (62 miles).
There is no tsunami threat from this earthquake.
Regional seismicity
Teo Blašković founded The Watchers in 2011 and edited it until 2026, covering seismic and volcanic activity, extreme weather, space weather and near-Earth objects. Articles on this page are his archive.
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