Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.8 Hits Andaman And Nicobar Islands; No Casualties Reported

Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.8 Hits Andaman And Nicobar Islands; No Casualties Reported

The quake hit the islands at 12:53 am on Saturday.

ANIUpdated: Saturday, July 29, 2023, 08:58 AM IST
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Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.8 Hits Andaman And Nicobar Islands; No Casualties Reported |

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake hit the islands at 12:53 am on Saturday. Further, according to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 69 kms.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:5.8, Occurred on 29-07-2023, 00:53:47 IST, Lat: 10.75 & Long: 93.47, Depth: 69 Km, Location: Andaman Islands," read a post on the official Twitter handle of National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Another Earthquake Hit Recently

Earlier, on July 9, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 hit the Southeast of Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, according to the NCS.

The earthquake hit Campbell Bay at 7:39 pm, at a depth of 70 kms.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 09-07-2023, 19:39:09 IST, Lat: 5.87 & Long: 94.83, Depth: 70 Km, Location: 162km SE of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar island, India," the NCS had tweeted on its official handle.

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