M6.1 earthquake 48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India on Sat, Feb 16, 1974, 7:23 AM GMT+5:30 (01:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.1 (ms), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-02-16 01:53:46 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 11.446° N, 92.357° E
- Region
- India
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 62
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.959 km WSW of Bamboo Flat, India · 19211 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.735 km NE of Port Blair, India · 19158 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00005ap (also filed as atlas19740216015346, iscgem751708). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:09 AM UTC.