western Indian-Antarctic Ridge

Gempa bumi berkekuatan M6.2 mengguncang western Indian-Antarctic Ridge pada kedalaman 10 km. Peristiwa seismik recent ini dicatat dan dianalisis oleh Survei Geologi Amerika Serikat.This earthquake occurred in a subduction zone, where one plate descends beneath another into the mantle. Subduction zones generate the planet's most powerful earthquakes.