Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Nicobar Islands, India Region on Sunday, 8 November 2015
Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Nicobar Islands, India Region on Sunday, 8 November 2015

Nov 8 17:34: Magnitude recalculated from 6.4 to 6.5.
Magnitude: 6.5
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 6.79°N / 94.5°E

Nearest volcano: Pulau Weh (123 km)
Primary data source: GFZ
Estimated released energy: 3.5*10^14 J (98.6 GWh / 84802 tons of TNT / 5.3 atomic bombs equivalent) [learn more]
Data for same earthquake as reported from other agencies
Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source | |
Sun, 8 Nov 2015 | ||||
Sun, 8 Nov 16:47 UTC | M 6.5 / 23 km | NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION | EMSC | |
Sun, 8 Nov 16:47 UTC | M 6.4 / 10 km | - 128km NW of Sabang, Indonesia | USGS | |
Sun, 8 Nov 16:47 UTC | M 6.3 / 25 km | Nicobar Islands, India Region | GeoAu | |
Sun, 8 Nov 16:47 UTC | M 6.5 / 10 km | 尼科巴群岛附近海域 | CEIC |
"I felt it" reports:
Sabang / MMI IV (Light shaking)
Banda Aceh / MMI IV (Light shaking): And that one more eq today. Slight shaking lasted some 30 seconds.
karon beach phuket thailand / MMI VI (Strong shaking)
Phuket Nai Harn (435.3 km ENE from epicenter) [Map] / MMI III (Weak shaking)
(Indonesia) (2384 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Semoga tidak terjadi apa2. #marahbumi (via EMSC)
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (166 km SE from epicenter)(no details): I feel that earthquake in my house (via EMSC)
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (166 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Strange that these quakes are getting larger. Is this some kind of volcanic activity? (via EMSC)
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (166 km SE from epicenter)(no details): I was sleeping at the 4th floor of Hermes Palace hotel-Banda Aceh, Indonesia and woken up by the bed movement. The local time was around 23.30 and I felt it for about 20 second. (via EMSC)
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (166 km SE from epicenter)(no details): I was sleeping at the 4th floor of Hermes Palace hotel-Banda Aceh, Indonesia and woken up by the bed movement. The local time was around 23.30 and I felt it for about 20 second. (via EMSC)
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (166 km SE from epicenter)(no details): Nice (via EMSC)
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (aftershocks) - show
Earthquakes in same area up to 1 year afterwards (likely aftershocks)
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