M5.2 earthquake near Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 137 km WSW of Bamboo Flat, India on 9 May 2016, 16:03 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 140 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.