Earthquake details

Saturday, November 8, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Saturday, November 8, 1958 at 19:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (India - IN), about 68.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.240 and latitude 11.300.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	11.300, 92.240
UTC time	1958-11-08 19:36:53.560

Location	Port Blair
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Blair	68.6 km
Bogale	652.3 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	652.9 km
Pathein	666.6 km
Pyapon	667.9 km
Wakema	670.5 km
Kyaiklat	685.3 km
Sabang	690.9 km
Myeik	704.4 km
Kawthaung	705.8 km
Maubin	708.1 km
Dawei	716.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Port Blair

India · 2025-07-21 18:00 UTC

91.9 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account