A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, Nicobar Islands, India region (0 miles). The 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:42:09 / 5:42 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000py97. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000py97. Exact location of event, longitude 92.5176 East, latitude 6.9592 North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/03/25 / 2025-03-12 05:42:09 / March 12, 2025 @ 5:42 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Nicobar Islands, India region.
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