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10 earthquakes rock Andaman and Nicobar islands

by IBNS 08 Nov 2015, 05:11 pm

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Ten earthquakes have hit Andaman and Nicobar islands within a span of few hours on Sunday, official data said.

The first earthqauake measured 5.2 on the Richter Scale.

It occurred at 10:42 local time. The epicentre of the quake was located at latitude 7 degrees north and longitude 94.6 degree east.

The rest of the quake, which hit the island measured between 4.9 to 6 on the  Richter Scale.

The 6.0 earthquake occurred at 16:47:07 hours. The epicentre of the quake was located at latitude 6.9 degrees north and longitude 94.6 degree east.

No casualty has been recorded so far.