M5.9 earthquake - 152 km SE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 152 km SE of Port Blair, India on 28 Jul 2023, 19:23 UTC at a depth of 89 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. 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 152 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.