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1951 Indian Ocean Earthquake
8 December 1951 · S · Indian Ocean
On 8 December 1951 at 04:14 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Indian Ocean (S), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Antarctic Plate, 49 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 8 December 1951
- Time
- 04:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 25 km
- Plate
- Antarctic 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