M5.7 earthquake - 247 km E of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 247 km E of Port Blair, India on 17 Jul 2020, 18:32 UTC at a depth of 5 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 229 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.