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M 5.2 earthquake - Chagos Archipelago region
USGS reports a magnitude 5.2 earthquake in the Chagos Archipelago region, at coordinates -6.6637, 72.2362 and a depth of 10 km.
Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 3/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
The source records an earthquake but provides no information about impacts or response.
Sources
- M 5.2 earthquake - Chagos Archipelago regionU.S. Geological Survey Usage terms

