2026-01-03 10:07:56 (M5.9) southeast Indian Ridge -45.4 96.5 (70fa9)

M5.9 Earthquake - southeast Indian Ridge

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.9
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 3 Jan 2026 10:07:56 Time near the Epicenter (1): 3 Jan 2026 16:07:56 Time in your area (1): 3 Jan 2026 15:37:56
Location	45.403S 96.472E
Depth	10 km
Distances	2009.5 km (1245.9 mi) WSW of Augusta, Australia 2073.0 km (1285.2 mi) WSW of Busselton, Australia 2117.9 km (1313.1 mi) WSW of Bunbury, Australia 2126.5 km (1318.4 mi) WSW of Australind, Australia 2242.1 km (1390.1 mi) SW of Perth, Australia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 12.3 km; Vertical 1.9 km
Parameters	Nph = 42; Dmin = 2255.9 km; Rmss = 0.91 seconds; Gp = 50° Version =
Event ID	us 7000rm8t

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