M6.5 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Port Blair, India on 31 May 2010, 19:51 UTC at a depth of 112 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. 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 99 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.