M6.0 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Port Blair, India on 13 May 1925, 23:54 UTC at a depth of 25 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 120 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.