Earthquake details

Thursday, April 6, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 12:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bhachāu (India - IN), about 58.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.682 and latitude 23.726.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.726, 70.682
UTC time	2006-04-06 12:02:54.590

Location	Gāndhīdhām
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bhachāu	58.8 km
Gāndhīdhām	90.9 km
Halvad	94.1 km
Rādhanpur	94.7 km
Anjār	95.6 km
Morvi	102.4 km
Un	112.2 km
Madhapar	114.1 km
Dhrāngadhra	114.6 km
Bhuj	116.0 km
Wānkāner	126.9 km
Thān	138.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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