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M6.5 Earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India Region

UTC time: 2025-07-28 18:41:53 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
34.0 km
Source
GFZ

Nicobar Islands, India Region

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M6.5 Earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India Region · 2025-07-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.5 Earthquake near Nicobar Islands, India Region · 2025-07-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On July 28, 2025 at 18:41 UTC, a magnitude M6.5 earthquake occurred near Nicobar Islands, India Region. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 34 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size are considered strong and can be dangerous in inhabited regions.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
ab82d2c468720cd3def08e3b4795b394e0cfbf5f
Magnitude
M6.5
Depth
34.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-28 18:41:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
6.74000, 93.11000
Temperature
28.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34 km
Shallow
34 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
Sabang261.5 kmE43'527
Banda Aceh279.6 kmSE267'962
Medan708.4 kmSE2'486'283

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Peuet Sague
    Distance: 407 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'785 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Indonesia
  • Telong, Bur ni
    Distance: 465 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'617 m ·Last eruption: 1937 ·Indonesia

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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥442
Earlier events M≥516
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M6.92025-07-28 18:41:47 UTC4.7 km258 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia M6.52025-07-28 18:41:48 UTC4.7 km258 km WNW of Sabang, Indonesia M6.02025-03-12 05:42:11 UTC66.4 kmNicobar Islands, India region M5.52025-07-05 19:42:20 UTC225.8 kmNICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION M5.52025-03-12 05:42:09 UTC126.4 km

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