M5.5 earthquake - 168 km SW of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 168 km SW of Port Blair, India on 24 Aug 2018, 10:49 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 Port Blair, about 168 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.