Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at unknown depth20 Sep 15:59 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 7 minutes.20 Sep 16:00: Now using data updates from TMDI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 20, 2026 15:52:06 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Sep 20, 2026, at 09:22 pm (GMT +5:30)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude8.494°N / 94.405°EIndiaSeismic antipode8.494°S / 85.595°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceTMD (Earthquake Observation Division of Thailand)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 28.3°C (83 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from SSWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy18 minutes agoSep 20, 2026 15:52 GMT / Sep 20, 2026 09:22 pm (GMT +5:30)Lat / Lng: 8.494 / 94.405: Nicobar Islands, India RegionSource: TMDOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23378066',8.49400,94.40500,'18 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Nicobar Islands, India Region',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in IndiaNearby placesThe closest larger town near the epicenter is Campbell Bay, a town with 5,700 inhabitants in India, in 175 km (108 mi) distance to the south, but it is unlikely that the quake was felt there. DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry175 km (108 mi)S of epicenterCampbell Bay(pop: 5,740)I: Not feltNicobar, Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIndiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-09-20EpicenterAgency3.910 km6.2 mi(*)15:52:06Nicobar Islands, India RegionTMD (Earthquake Observation Division of Thailand)3.910 km6.2 mi(*)15:52:06Nicobar Islands, India Region0.7 km (0.4 mi) epicenter difference with TMDRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 33.6 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 29.5 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 39.3 quakes per year (or 3.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 39.3 quakes per year (or 3.3 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake