Powerful Quake Strikes Near Andaman Isls, India

Magnitude 7.6 Quake Strikes Near Andaman Islands, India Region

Earthquake Location Map. Source: USGS
Earthquake Details

• Magnitude: 7.6
• Date-Time
  • Monday, August 10, 2009 at 19:55:39 UTC
  • Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 01:55:39 AM at epicenter
• Location: 14.013°N, 92.923°E
• Depth: 33.1 km (20.6 miles)
• Region: ANDAMAN ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
• Distances:
  • 260 km (160 miles) N of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
  • 365 km (225 miles) SSW of Pathein (Bassein), Myanmar
  • 825 km (510 miles) W of BANGKOK, Thailand
  • 2295 km (1420 miles) SE of NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
• Location Uncertainty:  horizontal +/- 9.8 km (6.1 miles); depth +/- 5.7 km (3.5 miles)
• Parameters: NST= 64, Nph= 64, Dmin=833.8 km, Rmss=0.86 sec, Gp= 72°, M-type=(unknown type), Version=6
• Source: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
• Event ID: us2009kdb2

Seismic Hazard Map [USGS]

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Historic Seismicity

Major Tectonic Boundaries: Subduction Zones -purple, Ridges -red and Transform Faults -green

Source: USGS

Tsunami Evaluation:

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE THAT A SIGNIFICANT TSUNAMI WAS NOT
GENERATED. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH ISSUED BY THIS CENTER
IS NOW CANCELED.

• Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

Related Links:

• Earthquakes [Links Page]
• Volcanoes
  
• FEWW Volcano Links
• Volcano Watch: Headlines