What the records say
- When
- 10 Aug 2009
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Where
- India
- Coordinates
- 14.10° N, 92.89° E
- Depth km
- 5
2009 Andaman Islands earthquake
2009 earthquake in South Asia
The 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake occurred on August 11 at 19:55 UTC in the Andaman Islands of India. The earthquake magnitude was recorded as 7.5 Mw, and was the strongest in the region since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. The epicentre was 260 km north of Port Blair, and tremors were felt in south-east India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand.
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