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Latest quakes in or near Bay of Bengal - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.6 earthquake Myanmar, 36 km southeast of Hakha, Chin -
Strongest past 30 daysMag. 4.6 37 Km SSW of Pathein, Myanmar - Mar 7, 2024 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 23:19 GMT -
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In the past 24 hours, Bay of Bengal has had one quake of magnitude 3.6.
In the past 30 days, Bay of Bengal has had 21 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 4.6:
  • 6 quakes above magnitude 4
  • 13 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 2 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Latest today: Mag. 3.6 Earthquake Myanmar, 36 km SE of Hakha, Chin -
Strongest: Mag. 4.6 Earthquake 37 Km SSW of Pathein, Myanmar -
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Latest quakes in or near Bay of Bengal - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Mar 29, 01:03 am (Yangon)
Mar 28, 18:33 GMT
3.6

5 km
Myanmar, 36 km southeast of Hakha, Chin
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 20, 06:57 am (GMT +5:30)
Mar 20, 01:27 GMT
3.9

18 km
Andaman Sea, India, 97 km northeast of Camorta Island, Andaman and Nicobar Info
Thursday, March 14, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 14, 08:43 pm (Kolkata)
Mar 14, 15:13 GMT
3.9

10 km
India, 7.7 km south of Nāyudupet, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh 55 reportsInfo
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 13, 12:02 am (GMT +6)
Mar 12, 18:02 GMT
4.2

67 km
India: Andaman Sea 1 reportInfo
Mar 12, 10:14 pm (Kolkata)
Mar 12, 16:44 GMT
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Near Rourkela, Odisha, India (unconfirmed) 127 reportsInfo
Mar 12, 02:53 pm (Yangon)
Mar 12, 08:23 GMT
3.6

165 km
Myanmar (Burma): Myanmar Info
Monday, March 11, 2024 GMT (3 quakes)
Mar 12, 02:22 am (Kolkata)
Mar 11, 20:52 GMT
3.6

11 km
India: Simdega, Jharkhand 3 reportsInfo
Mar 11, 10:37 pm (GMT +5:30)
Mar 11, 17:07 GMT
3.9

95 km
India: Andaman Sea Info
Mar 11, 06:29 pm (Yangon)
Mar 11, 11:59 GMT
3.5

82 km
Myanmar (Burma): Myanmar Info
Sunday, March 10, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 10, 08:46 am (Yangon)
Mar 10, 02:16 GMT
3.8

100 km
Myanmar (Burma): Myanmar Info
Friday, March 8, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
Mar 8, 01:07 pm (GMT +5:30)
Mar 8, 07:37 GMT
4.3

140 km
167 Km SE of Port Blair, India Info
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 1.5 x 1012 joules (413 megawatt hours, equivalent to 355 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 227 quakes on average per year in or near Bay of Bengal:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.2 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.89 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 15.9 quakes per year
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 165 quakes per year (or 13.7 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 222 quakes per year (or 18.5 quakes per month)
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 227 quakes per year (or 18.9 quakes per month)
Bay of Bengal has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, Bay of Bengal has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.

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