5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Bay of Bengal

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Bay of Bengal

ANIUpdated: Tuesday, August 24, 2021, 02:04 PM IST
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Godavari (Andhra Pradesh): An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale hit the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, informed National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The tremors were felt at 12:35 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The epicentre of the earthquake lay in Pradesh 296 kilometres South-Southeast of Kakinada.

"Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.1, Occurred on 24-08-2021, 12:35:50 IST, Lat: 14.40 and Long: 82.91, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 296 km SSE of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India," said NCS in a tweet. Further details awaited.

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