4.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Andaman and Nicobar Islands

An earthquake of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday.

Andaman and Nicobar: An earthquake of 4.4  magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday, informed National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake hit Campbell at 8:51 am on Thursday.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 60 kilometres. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.4, Occurred on 13-04-2023, 08:51:26 IST, Lat: 8.94 & Long: 94.28, Depth: 60 Km, Location: 218km N of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar island, India,” tweeted NCS.

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Earlier on April 12, An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occured in Araria in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in a tweet. The NCS said the earthquake occurred at 5:35 am IST on Wednesday. According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres.

Earlier on April 9 earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Ritcher scale occurred at a depth of 10 km, Nicobar Island on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at around 4:01 pm.