Earthquake details

Thursday, April 6, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, April 6, 2006 at 17:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bhachāu (India - IN), about 14.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 70.477 and latitude 23.322.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.322, 70.477
UTC time	2006-04-06 17:59:16.440

Location	Bhachāu
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bhachāu	14.0 km
Gāndhīdhām	44.1 km
Anjār	51.6 km
Morvi	67.2 km
Halvad	79.7 km
Madhapar	80.1 km
Bhuj	82.9 km
Wānkāner	92.4 km
Jamnagar	103.5 km
Dhrāngadhra	107.9 km
Thān	111.4 km
Rajkot	119.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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