Date & time | Aug 4, 2021 17:57:50 UTC |
Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Aug 4, 2021 at 11:27 pm (GMT +5:30) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 5.6 |
Depth | 13.0 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 8.76°N / 94.22°E ![]() |
Antipode | 8.76°S / 85.78°W |
Shaking intensity | Strong shaking near epicenter |
Felt | 0 reports |
Primary data source | NCS (National Center for Seismology) |
Nearby towns and cities | 341 km (212 mi) NNW of Sabang (Indonesia) (pop: 24,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 361 km (224 mi) SSE of Port Blair (pop: 112,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 378 km (235 mi) NNW of Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (pop: 250,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 422 km (262 mi) NNW of Sigli (Kabupaten Pidie, Indonesia) (pop: 17,500) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 455 km (283 mi) NNW of Reuleuet (Indonesia) (pop: 40,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 481 km (299 mi) NW of Bireun (Kabupaten Bireuen, Indonesia) (pop: 25,800) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 513 km (319 mi) NW of Lhokseumawe (Indonesia) (pop: 89,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 134 km (83 mi) ENE of Teressa Island (pop: 1,930) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 378 km (235 mi) SE of North Sentinel Island (pop: 50) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1013 joules (4.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3788 tons of TNT or 0.2 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
5.6 | 13 km | India: Nicobar Islands | NCS |
5.2 | 10 km | India: Near Banda Aceh | RENASS |
5.6 | 30 km | NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION | EMSC |
5.2 | 10 km | Nicobar Islands, India Region | TMD |
5.2 | 161 km | Nicobar Islands, India Region | BMKG |
5.5 | 10 km | India: Nicobar Islands | GFZ |
5.5 | 5 km | Nicobar Islands, India Region | USGS |
5.6 | 10 km | Nicobar Islands, India Region | GeoAu |