M6.3 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 53 km W of Bamboo Flat, India on 8 Aug 1945, 09:53 UTC at a depth of 20 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 57 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.