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Light mag. 4.4 earthquake - Andaman Sea, India, on Wednesday, Oct 27, 2021 at 2:11 pm (GMT +5:30) -

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Light magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 153 km depth

27 Oct 08:56 UTC: First to report: TMD after 15 minutes.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 27, 2021 08:41:07 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Wednesday, Oct 27, 2021 at 2:11 pm (GMT +5:30)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.4
Depth	153.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	8.84°N / 94.01°E (Andaman Sea, India)
Antipode	8.84°S / 85.99°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	2 reports
Primary data source	TMD (Earthquake Observation Division of Thailand)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	118 km (73 mi) NE of Teressa Island (pop: 1,930) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 28°C (82 F), humidity: 76%, wind: 3 m/s (7 kts) from SE
Estimated seismic energy released	2.5 x 10¹¹ joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.4	153 km	Nicobar Islands, India Region	TMD

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User reports for this quake (2)

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VEDARANYAM (1560.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / very short

Nagappatinam / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single lateral shake

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