M5.0 earthquake near Māyābandar, Andaman and Nicobar

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 140 km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India on 17 Sept 2017, 14:48 UTC at a depth of 26 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 Māyābandar, about 88 km away in Andaman and Nicobar, India.