5.1
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M5.1 earthquake near Māyābandar, Andaman and Nicobar
2937 d ago · 1 Oct 2018, 13:24 UTC 143 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 143 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India on 1 Oct 2018, 13:24 UTC at a depth of 26 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Māyābandar, about 73 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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Nearby in the last 30 days
No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.