M4.2 earthquake - 166 km SE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 166 km SE of Port Blair, India on 12 Apr 2019, 01:56 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. 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 166 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.