Earthquake details

Thursday, April 17, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 08:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Port Blair (India - IN), about 383.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 91.860 and latitude 8.338.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 8.338, 91.860
UTC time 2008-04-17 08:31:27.220
Location Port Blair
Country India (IN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-04-17

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