M6.0 earthquake - 178 km S of Port Blair, India

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 178 km S of Port Blair, India on 13 Jun 1964, 08:23 UTC at a depth of 78 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Port Blair, about 178 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.