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USGS usp0001ajv

29 Oct 1980, 18:45

Nicobar Islands, India region

A magnitude 6.2 ms earthquake at 33 km depth.

Depth33 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated7 January 2026Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

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8.398000, 93.350000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.2

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M 6.14

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M 6.13

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M 6.12

211 km S of Port Blair, India

M 6.28

267 km NNW of Sabang, Indonesia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
usp0001ajv
Coordinates
8.398, 93.35
Network
us
Significance
591