1. The earthquake occured on January 25th, 2013. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.3. It hit approximately 9 km west of the city of Anakao.
2. The focus of the earthquake was located at 23.654°S, 43.553°E. It was a shallow focus earthquake with a depth of 14 km.
3. The earthquake occured as a result of fault zones in the Indian Ocean.
4. The Richter Scale magnitude was 5.3.
5. a. The Biosphere wasn't really affected as the only impact could be the roads being damaged making it difficult for the people to travel.
b. The roads were damaged somewhat as a result of the earthquake.
c. The economic impact wasn't serious. However they did need to pay for cleanup and fixing of roads and buildings.
d. Infrastructure such as roads and buildings were damaged due to some intense shaking.
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