M5.1 earthquake - 243 km E of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 243 km E of Port Blair, India on 17 Jul 2020, 13:29 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Rangat, about 236 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.