M4.4 earthquake - 160 km SSE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 160 km SSE of Port Blair, India on 30 May 2017, 22:24 UTC at a depth of 82 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Port Blair, about 160 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.