M7.0 earthquake South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the South Indian Ocean on Thu, Sep 2, 1926, 5:21 AM GMT+4 (01:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.0 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1926-09-02 01:21:51 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.423° S, 58.087° 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
- ±0.31
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem910080. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.