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Historic Earthquake
2005 India Earthquake
24 July 2005 · Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands · India
On 24 July 2005 at 15:42 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck India (Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the Burma Plate, 43 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 24 July 2005
- Time
- 15:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 16 km
- Plate
- Burma Plate
- Country
- India
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2010Little Nicobar Island · M 7.5
- 1955Little Nicobar Island · M 7.3
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth