M5.5 earthquake 54 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 54 km NE of Bamboo Flat, India on Wed, Jul 2, 1941, 8:12 AM GMT+5:30 (02:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 33 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1941-07-02 02:42:08 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.085° N, 93.026° E
- Region
- India
- 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.486 km E of Port Blair, India · 31121 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.833 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India · 31116 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.855 km N of Bamboo Flat, India · 31089 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem900882. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:17 AM UTC.