New Delhi, January 17: A massive earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands region on Thursday morning.  No loss of life or property has been reported. No tsunami warning has been issued as yet. Earlier this month on January 11, an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale struck Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.

The quake, which is the second one to hit Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours in the last week. Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4.6 occurred at 8.22 am with its epicenter at 34.39 degrees North and 78.21 degrees East in Ladakh region of the state.

In December 2018, an earthquake of moderate intensity hit Bhaderwah valley and parts of Bhalessa in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, triggering panic among the residents.

On 29th December 2018, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, triggering a tsunami threat to the region in Philippines and neighbouring Indonesia. The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres (35 miles), the US Geological Survey said.

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