M6.1 earthquake - 239 km E of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 239 km E of Port Blair, India on 17 Jul 2020, 14:03 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Rangat, about 232 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.