M6.4 earthquake - 273 km SSE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck 273 km SSE of Port Blair, India on 21 Oct 1916, 19:25 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Port Blair, about 273 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.