M6.1 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Andaman Islands, India region on 4 Jan 2005, 09:13 UTC at a depth of 23 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. 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 118 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.