Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 6, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, December 6, 1961 at 05:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (India - IN), about 202.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.362 and latitude 13.382.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	13.382, 93.362
UTC time	1961-12-06 05:48:40.960

Location	Port Blair
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1961-12-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Port Blair	202.4 km
Bogale	391.2 km
Mawlamyinegyunn	391.2 km
Pathein	405.8 km
Pyapon	408.2 km
Wakema	408.5 km
Kyaiklat	425.2 km
Maubin	446.9 km
Twante	462.1 km
Kanbe	466.4 km
Nyaungdon	475.5 km
Yangon	485.1 km

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