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1928 Indian Ocean Earthquake
9 March 1928 · S · Indian Ocean
On 9 March 1928 at 18:05 UTC, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Indian Ocean (S), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 54 km from its boundary with the Australian Plate (collision zone). It is the 83rd most powerful of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 9 March 1928
- Time
- 18:05 UTC
- Magnitude
- 8.1
- Depth
- 33 km
- Plate
- Indian Plate
- Country
- Indian Ocean
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth