M4.6 earthquake 218 km SE of Port Blair, India
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 218 km SE of Port Blair, India on Sun, Jan 6, 1985, 2:56 AM GMT+5:30 (21:26 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 221 km SE of Port Blair, India. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-01-05 21:26:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 10.573° N, 94.410° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5225 km SE of Port Blair, India · 15247 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.8244 km ESE of Port Blair, India · 15247 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.8221 km SE of Port Blair, India · 15247 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002arx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:33 AM UTC.