Observed earthquake
Chagos Archipelago region
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.3 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-07 14:59:25 UTC | 6.73°S, 72.22°E | Not stated | gfz2026tqxa ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M5.2 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-07 14:59:26 UTC | 6.71°S, 72.34°E | Not stated | 20261007_0000217 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M5.2 mb | 10 km | 2026-10-07 14:59:25 UTC | 6.66°S, 72.24°E | Reviewed by an analyst87 stations | us6000u0rr ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 15:13:57 UTC · grouped with match confidence 97%
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 15:13:55 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-07 15:24:07 UTC · grouped with match confidence 96%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.