M7.0 earthquake South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the South Indian Ocean on Sat, Apr 11, 1925, 2:42 PM GMT+4 (10:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), major
- Local time
- UTC
- 1925-04-11 10:42:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.565° S, 58.728° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.45
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem910440. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.