Nicobar Islands, August 16: Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the richter scale hit Nicobar Island region at 1.43 PM, reported news agency ANI. As per the latest update, no Tsunami alert has been noticed, said media reports. This is a breaking news, and further details are awaited.

According to the National Centre for Seismology, the exact timing of the quake was 1.43pm. The epicenter of the quake was Nicobar Islands. Check the ANI tweet below:

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on Richter scale had struck Nicobar islands region around 10 am on the morning of August 6. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the exact timing of the August 6 quake was 9:33pm at a depth of 10 km. The epicenter of the quake was Andaman Islands.

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