M6.0 earthquake - 274 km SSE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 274 km SSE of Port Blair, India on 8 Dec 1992, 07:08 UTC at a depth of 66 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 275 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.