M6.2 Earthquake — Southwest Indian Ridge

A magnitude 6.2 (strong) earthquake struck Southwest Indian Ridge on 2024-01-20 22:09 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER green: low likelihood of casualties or damage — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M6.7 — Southwest Indian Ridge · 1908-04-22
• M6.1 — Southwest Indian Ridge · 1958-07-26
• M6.1 — Southwest Indian Ridge · 1974-01-08

More recent earthquakes

• M5.3 — southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• M4.7 — 14 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama
• M4.7 — 124 km N of Pagudpud, Philippines
• M6.7 — central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
• M5.1 — 119 km SSW of Gambiran Satu, Indonesia
• M4.7 — 9 km SSE of La Mesa, Panama
• M4.6 — 23 km WNW of Río Grande, Panama
• M4.5 — 24 km SW of Zapotillo, Panama

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