M6.3 earthquake North Indian Ocean
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck in the North Indian Ocean on Tue, May 9, 1916, 8:33 PM GMT+6 (14:33 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1916-05-09 14:33:41 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 0.319° N, 88.514° 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
- ±0.36
- 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 iscgem913801. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.