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M6.6 earthquake, India, 2008-06-27

MagnitudeM6.6mwc

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Depth17 km

Time (UTC)2008-06-27 11:40

Rank in 200834 / 179among M6+

Rank since 19003679 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×8approx.

124 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India · 11.01, 91.82

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2008-06-27	2008-06-27 13:07	17 km	135 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.1 2008-06-28	2008-06-28 12:54	15 km	144 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

1983 M6.8M6.8

2004 M6.6M6.6

2008 M6.6M6.6

2002 M6.5M6.5

2010 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 2006-12-22	2006-12-22 19:50	24 km	Andaman Islands, India region
M6.1 2006-02-03	2006-02-03 20:34	19 km	41 km WNW of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.1 2005-01-04	2005-01-04 09:13	23 km	Andaman Islands, India region
M6.2 2004-12-29	2004-12-29 05:56	12 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.1 2004-12-29	2004-12-29 01:50	8 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.3 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 10:19	26 km	194 km N of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.6 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 09:20	16 km	Nicobar Islands, India region
M6.0 2003-08-11	2003-08-11 21:22	100 km	99 km ENE of Port Blair, India
M6.5 2002-09-13	2002-09-13 22:28	21 km	152 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.0 1992-12-08	1992-12-08 07:08	66 km	274 km SSE of Port Blair, India

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.