M6.8 earthquake North Indian Ocean
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the North Indian Ocean on Sun, Jan 19, 1913, 11:05 PM GMT+6 (17:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1913-01-19 17:05:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 1.698° N, 85.930° E
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem914031. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:55 PM UTC.