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2003 Indian Ocean Earthquake
15 July 2003 · Felt In Maldives · Indian Ocean
On 15 July 2003 at 20:27 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Indian Ocean (Felt In Maldives), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Indian Plate, 16 km from its boundary with the Somali Plate (mid-ocean ridge).
- Date
- 15 July 2003
- Time
- 20:27 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 10 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