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A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean near the coast of n/a in the early morning of Sunday, Oct 3, 2021 at 12.43 am local time (GMT +4). The quake had a very shallow depth of 10 km (6 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
Date & time | Oct 2, 2021 20:43:39 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Sunday, Oct 3, 2021, at 12:43 am (GMT +4) |
Status | Confirmed (manually revised) |
Magnitude | 6.0 |
Depth | 10 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 9.22°S / 67.16°EInternational Territory (not near any country) |
Seismic antipode | 9.22°N / 112.84°W |
Shaking intensity | VI Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Few Clouds 26.2°C (79 F), humidity: 71%, wind: 8 m/s (16 kts) from ESE |
Estimated seismic energy released | 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Distance | Place | Max. shaking intensity(*) | Region | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
540 km (336 mi) NE of epicenter |
Île Lubine (pop: 15) |
III: Weak |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
Mag | Depth | Time GMT 2021-10-2 |
Epicenter | Agency |
---|---|---|---|---|
6.0 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
20:43:39 | Mid Indian Ridge | GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences) |
6.0 | 60 km 37 mi |
20:43:45 | MID-INDIAN RIDGE 3.3 km (2.1 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
5.4 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
20:43:41 | Near Port Louis 14 km (8.7 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
RENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS)) |
5.7 | 38 km 24 mi |
20:43:43 | Mid Indian Ridge 12 km (7.4 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
BMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia) |
6.0 | 10 km 6.2 mi (*) |
20:43:40 | Mid-Indian Ridge 12 km (7.5 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
5.9 | 33 km 20 mi |
20:43:43 | Mid Indian Ridge 2.6 km (1.6 mi) epicenter difference with GFZ |
GeoAu (Geoscience Australia ) |
Date and Time GMT | Mag Depth | Distance | Region | Details |
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Oct 3, 2021 12:43 am (GMT +4) 3 years ago | 6.0 10 km | 0 km - This quake | Mid Indian Ridge Main Shock (this quake) | More |