M5.0 earthquake - 256 km E of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 256 km E of Port Blair, India on 6 Oct 2017, 14:00 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Rangat, about 242 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.