Earthquake details

Sunday, August 5, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Sunday, August 5, 2001 at 05:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (India - IN), about 90.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 93.352 and latitude 12.224.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 96.4 km
Coordinates 12.224, 93.352
UTC time 2001-08-05 05:16:16.890
Location Port Blair
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2001-08-05

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