1941 Andaman Islands earthquake
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| UTC time | 1941-06-26 11:52:03 |
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| ISC event | 900863 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | June 26, 1941 |
| Local time | 17:22:03 IST |
| Magnitude | 7.7–8.1 Mw |
| Epicenter | 12°30′N 92°34′E / 12.50°N 92.57°E |
| Areas affected | India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka |
| Max. intensity | VII (Damaging)[1] |
| Tsunami | Yes |
| Casualties | 8,000 |
The 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake struck the Andaman Islands on June 26 with a magnitude of 7.7 to 8.1. Details of this event are poorly known as much of Southeast Asia was in the turmoil of World War II. The quake caused severe damage in the Andaman Islands and as many as 8,000 people were killed by the earthquake and tsunami in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, and Sri Lanka. There may have been damage and deaths in Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand due to the tsunami.
See also
References
- ^ Martin, S.; Szeliga, W. (2010), "A Catalog of Felt Intensity Data for 570 Earthquakes in India from 1636 to 2009", Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Electronic Supplement (table S2), 100 (2), Seismological Society of America: 562–569, Bibcode:2010BuSSA.100..562M, doi:10.1785/0120080328
Sources
- Earthquake and tsunami of June 25, 1941 in the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal – George Pararas-Carayannis
- 1941 Tsunami in the Bay of Bengal Archived 2017-12-24 at the Wayback Machine – Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
External links
- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.