M5.3 earthquake - 287 km SSE of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 287 km SSE of Port Blair, India on 2 Aug 2023, 00:10 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 287 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.