M5.1 earthquake - 204 km SE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 204 km SE of Port Blair, India on 4 Jul 2022, 08:36 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 Port Blair, about 205 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.