M6.4 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge

A magnitude 6.4 (strong) earthquake struck Mid-Indian Ridge on 2013-10-04 17:26 UTC, at a depth of 13 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 6 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M6.5 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 1985-11-16
• M6.5 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 1975-07-14
• M6.4 — Mid-Indian Ridge · 2001-01-15

More recent earthquakes

• M4.7 — Kermadec Islands region
• M4.8 — Mid-Indian Ridge
• M4.6 — 101 km SW of Basco, Philippines
• M5.0 — Mid-Indian Ridge
• M4.6 — Mid-Indian Ridge
• M5.1 — South Sandwich Islands region
• M4.7 — 78 km SSE of Yonakuni, Japan
• M4.8 — 203 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu

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