Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Quake of Magnitude 5.3 Hits Southeast of Campbell Bay

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted the Southeast of Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.

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Andaman and Nicobar, July 9: An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 jolted the Southeast of Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake hit Campbell at 7:39 pm on Sunday. Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar: Quake of Magnitude 4.1 on Ritcher Scale Hits Nicobar Island.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 70 kilometres.

National Centre for Seismology (NCS) tweeted on Sunday, "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." Earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar: Another Quake of Magnitude 5.3 on Richter Scale Strikes Nicobar Island.

No reports of casualties or damages are known yet.

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