M6.6 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck 124 km SW of Bamboo Flat, India on 27 Jun 2008, 11:40 UTC at a depth of 17 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Port Blair, about 124 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.