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M5.0 Earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India Region

UTC time: 2025-06-24 13:12:25 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
24.0 km
Source
GFZ

Nicobar Islands, India Region

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M5.0 Earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India Region · 2025-06-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India Region · 2025-06-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near Nicobar Islands, India Region on June 24, 2025 at 13:12 UTC. With a focal depth of about 24 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
187fdbd12e3d495fd23670f72e93b1630cb0acbc
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
24.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-24 13:12:25 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
9.38000, 93.94000
Temperature
28.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 24 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 24 km
Shallow
24 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Port Blair285.7 kmNW112'050
Kota Kuala Muda824.8 kmSE544'984

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Barren Island
    Distance: 322 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 354 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·India

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours13
First 72 hours18
Strongest subsequent eventM5.5
M4.52025-06-24 13:50:16 UTC2.2 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M4.42025-06-24 13:50:26 UTC81.2 kmNicobar Islands, India Region M4.82025-06-24 20:13:46 UTC35.9 kmNicobar Islands, India Region M4.62025-06-24 20:13:47 UTC8.9 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M4.82025-06-24 23:51:42 UTC18.2 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M4.62025-06-24 23:51:52 UTC71.9 kmNicobar Islands, India Region M5.42025-06-25 01:33:28 UTC18.1 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M5.42025-06-25 01:33:34 UTC14.4 kmNicobar Islands, India Region M4.72025-06-25 04:08:34 UTC38.4 kmNicobar Islands, India Region M4.62025-06-25 04:08:34 UTC6.1 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M4.62025-06-25 04:08:35 UTC15.5 km277 km SSE of Port Blair, India M4.92025-06-25 09:59:44 UTC9.7 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-02

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.12025-03-24 04:29:36 UTC94.5 km M5.12025-03-24 04:29:29 UTC86.0 km200 km SSE of Port Blair, India M5.02025-06-24 13:12:24 UTC8.4 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M5.02025-06-24 13:12:23 UTC8.9 km285 km SSE of Port Blair, India M5.02025-06-24 10:16:58 UTC16.4 kmNicobar Islands, India Region

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
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