M6.5 earthquake - 171 km S of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 171 km S of Port Blair, India on 19 Apr 1936, 09:04 UTC at a depth of 35 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 172 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.