M7.7 earthquake South Indian Ocean
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the South Indian Ocean on Sat, Mar 10, 1928, 12:05 AM GMT+6 (18:05 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.7 (Mw, moment), major
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1928-03-09 18:05:30 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 2.347° S, 88.463° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Deaths and damage
From NOAA NCEI’s Significant Earthquake Database (record 3346), matched to this event by time and place.
NOAA’s record of this earthquake gives no deaths, injuries or damage.
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
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 4.7 and up: 1 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 iscgem908528. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC.