M5.0 earthquake - 187 km SE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 187 km SE of Port Blair, India on 29 Jan 2020, 15:10 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 188 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.