M8.0 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 8 earthquake struck 43 km N of Bamboo Flat, India on 26 Jun 1941, 11:52 UTC at a depth of 20 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. 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 47 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.