Friday 13 October 2023, 05:44: earthquake at Western Indian-antarctic Ridge
Earthquakes with magnitude 6 felt at 05:44 on 13 October 2023.
Place: Western Indian-antarctic Ridge.
On Friday 13 October 2023 at 05:44 an earthquake of magnitude 6 and depth 10 km was recorded in Western Indian-antarctic Ridge. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 05:44 on 13 October 2023 with epicenter Western Indian-antarctic Ridge, having a depth of 10 km is therefore classified as superficial.
Being of magnitude 6, therefore between 6 and 7, this earthquake is classified as "strong". This type of earthquake can have a range of
160 km where it can be destructive if the area is densely populated.
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
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