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USGS iscgem896212

22 Dec 1950, 09:10

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 6 mw earthquake at 25 km depth.

Depth25 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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8.230000, 91.712000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.02

119 km SW of Port Blair, India

M 6

50 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India

M 6

Nicobar Islands, India region

M 6.1

48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India

M 6.1

Andaman Islands, India region

M 6.1

41 km WNW of Bamboo Flat, India

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem896212
Coordinates
8.23, 91.712
Network
iscgem
Significance
561