India · Earthquake archives 2002

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events122

Largest magnitudeM 6.6

M6+5

M7+0

Average depth21.2 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan7 Feb8 Mar9 Apr9 May11 Jun8 Jul4 Aug8 Sep18 Oct12 Nov14 Dec14

January7 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0 February8 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0 March9 EventsMax M4.8 · M6+ 0 April9 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1 May11 EventsMax M6.2 · M6+ 1 June8 EventsMax M6.6 · M6+ 1 July4 EventsMax M4.7 · M6+ 0 August8 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0 September18 EventsMax M6.5 · M6+ 1 October12 EventsMax M6.0 · M6+ 1 November14 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0 December14 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.6	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-06-13 01:27:19 UTC	View event →
M 6.5	152 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	21.0 km	2002-09-13 22:28:29 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-05-14 16:56:10 UTC	View event →
M 6.2	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2002-04-08 03:48:55 UTC	View event →
M 6.0	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-10-08 01:23:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	111 km N of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-11-02 04:47:42 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	157 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-09-14 19:58:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.7	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-09-08 03:36:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-01-01 19:53:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	163 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-09-18 12:01:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-06-14 06:35:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2002-12-02 02:00:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-12-23 11:55:24 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-05-07 12:05:25 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	24 km NE of Bhadarw?h, India	40.0 km	2002-01-27 22:33:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-05-14 14:56:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2002-05-02 18:25:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-12-06 08:52:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	58 km NNE of Along, India	38.2 km	2002-11-30 02:52:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2002-11-15 21:56:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	144 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-09-13 23:14:07 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Nicobar Islands, India region	79.2 km	2002-08-06 06:05:58 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2002-06-25 21:48:40 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-01-01 23:13:45 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-01-01 21:25:20 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Nicobar Islands, India region	33.0 km	2002-12-13 01:45:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-12-09 13:47:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	157 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-09-14 22:12:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	222 km SSE of Port Blair, India	33.0 km	2002-04-19 00:16:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-04-12 18:09:44 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-12-28 07:03:22 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2002-11-10 03:43:27 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	153 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-10-17 05:22:02 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2002-10-05 23:50:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2002-09-22 06:42:26 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-05-20 20:32:23 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-02-22 20:04:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	South Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2002-12-30 23:06:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-12-28 05:00:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-12-24 10:57:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-11-27 02:34:03 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-11-25 17:37:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	58 km SSE of Port Blair, India	33.0 km	2002-10-23 11:49:44 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-10-21 19:04:36 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-10-10 07:47:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2002-10-06 01:21:20 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-09-22 21:11:56 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-09-05 12:08:42 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-08-31 16:20:17 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-08-25 06:20:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2002-05-02 21:59:55 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-04-17 05:15:52 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	243 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-03-12 20:51:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2002-03-12 03:33:37 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	North Indian Ocean	10.0 km	2002-02-26 01:50:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	67 km SSW of Port Blair, India	33.0 km	2002-02-06 21:09:47 UTC	View event →
M 4.8	31 km NNW of Bhach?u, India	10.0 km	2002-01-09 23:52:41 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	154 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	33.0 km	2002-12-21 22:31:13 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	171 km SE of Port Blair, India	33.0 km	2002-12-03 12:27:09 UTC	View event →
M 4.7	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2002-11-20 17:31:38 UTC	View event →

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