M4.6 earthquake - 209 km SSE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 209 km SSE of Port Blair, India on 11 Sept 2016, 05:07 UTC at a depth of 75 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Port Blair, about 209 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.