India · Earthquake archives 2011

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

Events157

Largest magnitudeM 6.9

M6+1

M7+0

Average depth16.1 km

Monthly activity

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

Jan16 Feb13 Mar12 Apr7 May16 Jun13 Jul8 Aug14 Sep13 Oct21 Nov10 Dec14

January16 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0 February13 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0 March12 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 April7 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0 May16 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 June13 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0 July8 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0 August14 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0 September13 EventsMax M6.9 · M6+ 1 October21 EventsMax M5.3 · M6+ 0 November10 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0 December14 EventsMax M5.6 · M6+ 0

Strongest events

Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
M 6.9	43 km NW of Mangan, India	50.0 km	2011-09-18 12:40:51 UTC	View event →
M 5.8	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-07-26 14:26:22 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	South Indian Ocean	15.0 km	2011-12-02 00:22:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.6	188 km SE of Port Blair, India	21.8 km	2011-02-01 13:39:47 UTC	View event →
M 5.5	226 km S of Port Blair, India	45.0 km	2011-06-03 07:27:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.4	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-06-17 22:08:19 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-29 21:01:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-09-10 18:53:04 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-06-24 05:18:49 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2011-05-04 04:50:06 UTC	View event →
M 5.3	Nicobar Islands, India region	23.7 km	2011-03-09 13:57:28 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-07-02 05:39:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-08-31 14:26:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-03-20 13:51:52 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-02-15 05:56:01 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-01-28 23:57:41 UTC	View event →
M 5.2	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-01-24 15:52:54 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2011-12-07 03:41:09 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-11-28 03:33:35 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	15 km SE of Mendarda, India	10.0 km	2011-10-20 17:18:34 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-17 21:28:26 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	119 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India	37.3 km	2011-09-25 11:22:18 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-08-31 15:48:39 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	41 km S of Padam, India	14.6 km	2011-08-23 01:22:56 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-08-04 15:33:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-06-24 05:28:48 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-06-24 05:12:10 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-06-16 00:05:05 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-05-19 07:14:44 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-03-09 20:16:30 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-02-28 09:13:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-02-04 08:34:31 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-01-29 00:27:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.1	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-01-25 23:57:29 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-03-06 10:24:23 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2011-12-07 03:29:03 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-30 07:34:33 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-25 11:01:11 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-18 04:38:37 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-17 07:21:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2011-10-11 11:59:36 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-09-09 13:29:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-08-04 18:11:12 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-07-12 18:31:43 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-05-27 20:28:46 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	15.1 km	2011-05-27 20:27:38 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-05-07 12:03:55 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-03-21 00:44:17 UTC	View event →
M 5.0	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2011-01-01 18:37:44 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-12-26 23:21:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-12-20 01:26:53 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Southwest Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-11-12 04:10:04 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	western Indian-Antarctic Ridge	10.0 km	2011-11-01 01:52:12 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	southeast Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-10-29 21:59:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	253 km NNE of Bamboo Flat, India	73.1 km	2011-10-11 13:40:29 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	South Indian Ocean	1.2 km	2011-10-09 14:47:16 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Indian Ocean Triple Junction	10.0 km	2011-09-09 05:25:10 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-08-05 06:34:31 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	Mid-Indian Ridge	10.0 km	2011-06-24 08:53:45 UTC	View event →
M 4.9	22 km NNW of P?palkoti, India	14.3 km	2011-06-20 06:27:18 UTC	View event →

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