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M7.5 earthquake, India, 2009-08-10

MagnitudeM7.5mwc

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Depth24 km

Time (UTC)2009-08-10 19:55

Rank in 20098 / 160among M6+

Rank since 1900488 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×178approx.

266 km N of Bamboo Flat, India · 14.10, 92.90

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

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.9 2009-08-13	2009-08-13 09:21	35 km	260 km N of Bamboo Flat, India

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

2009 M7.5M7.5

1983 M6.8M6.8

2010 M6.6M6.6

2002 M6.5M6.5

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2006-02-03	2006-02-03 20:34	19 km	41 km WNW of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.2 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 11:05	13 km	203 km N of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.3 2004-12-26	2004-12-26 10:19	26 km	194 km N of Bamboo Flat, India
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
M6.8 1983-01-24	1983-01-24 23:09	78 km	166 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.2 1962-11-16	1962-11-16 21:10	27 km	179 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.1 1957-06-18	1957-06-18 02:12	45 km	227 km S of Pyapon, Myanmar
M6.2 1945-08-08	1945-08-08 09:53	20 km	53 km W of Bamboo Flat, India
M6.1 1944-07-27	1944-07-27 08:18	35 km	68 km N of Bamboo Flat, 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.