Moderate Earthquake
Magnitude 5.5
ID: usp00020jv
Location
Chagos Archipelago region
Date & Time
Dec 17, 1983
3:31 PM Z
Depth
10.00 km
Shallow
Coordinates
-6.6050, 71.7040
Lat, Lon
Type
earthquake
Status: reviewed
About Moderate Earthquakes
Can cause minor damage to buildings
Location Map
Chagos Archipelago region
Coordinates: -6.6050°, 71.7040° • Depth: 10.0 km
Red marker shows epicenter location
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- Magnitude Type
- ms
- Recorded On
- December 17, 1983 at 3:31 PM
- Last Updated
- November 7, 2014 at 12:34 AM
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