Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 1945 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, August 8, 1945 at 09:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (India - IN), about 56.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.226 and latitude 11.710.

Magnitude 6.3
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 11.710, 92.226
UTC time 1945-08-08 09:53:44.600
Location Port Blair
Country India (IN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1945-08-08

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