Earthquake details

Sunday, September 2, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit North Indian Ocean on Sunday, September 2, 2001 at 02:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Devinuwara, about 599.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.501 and latitude 0.889.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	0.889, 82.501
UTC time	2001-09-02 02:25:54.090

Location	North Indian Ocean
Country	North Indian Ocean
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2001-09-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Devinuwara	599.8 km
Matara	604.1 km
Galle	627.9 km
Ambalangoda	654.3 km
Bentota	676.2 km
Beruwala	682.2 km
Ratnapura	686.0 km
Kalutara	693.8 km
Badulla	696.7 km
Panadura	709.6 km
Moratuwa	716.7 km
Homagama	718.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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