M5.2 earthquake - 285 km SSE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 285 km SSE of Port Blair, India on 13 Jul 2025, 13:14 UTC at a depth of 11 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 Port Blair, about 286 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.