Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Saturday, July 21, 1956 at 15:32 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Anjār (India - IN), about 20.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.107 and latitude 23.278.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	23.278, 70.107
UTC time	1956-07-21 15:32:30.090

Location	Gāndhīdhām
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1956-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Anjār	20.1 km
Gāndhīdhām	21.8 km
Bhachāu	24.2 km
Madhapar	41.9 km
Bhuj	44.8 km
Jamnagar	89.7 km
Morvi	90.7 km
Māndvi	91.8 km
Wānkāner	113.4 km
Halvad	113.7 km
Salāya	119.5 km
Khambhāliya	128.1 km

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