- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 8, 1974 CE
- Location:
- Southwest Indian Ridge
- Magnitude:
- 6.1 Ms
- Depth:
- 33 km
Other earthquake records of 1974 CE
- China, Yunnan And Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'ung · Ms 7.1 · 20,000 deaths
- Pakistan, Balakot, Patan · Ms 6.2 · 5,300 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Callao · Mw 8.1 · 78 deaths
- Japan, Nakagi · Ms 6.5 · 27 deaths
- Colombia, Bogota, Cali, Pereira · Ms 7.3 · 11 deaths
- Peru, Lima, Yauyos · Mb 6.3 · 10 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.1 - Southwest Indian Ridge (1974 CE) happen?
- January 8, 1974 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.