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RE: Andaman Quake

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A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit off Andaman Islands early Tuesday, seismologists said, but no widespread tsunami was expected.
The quake struck at a depth of 127 kilometres, said the US Geological Survey (USGS), with the epicentre 120 kilometres from Port Blair on the Andaman Islands, which are located in the Bay of Bengal.
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A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 19:51:48 (UTC) on Monday, May 31, 2010, in the Andaman Islands Region, 120 km ESE from Port Blair, at a depth of 127.7 km.

Location 11.119°N, 93.698°E

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A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurred at 16:54:48 (UTC) on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in the Andaman Islands Region, 217 km North from Port Blair, at a depth of 45.4 km.

Location 13.616°N, 92.858°E

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A strong magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred at 19:55:39 (UTC) on Monday, August 10, 2009, in the Andaman Islands Region, 260 km North of Port Blair, at a depth of 33.1 km.

Location 14.013°N, 92.923°E

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A strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred at 08:20:31 (UTC) on Sunday, August 10, 2008, in the Andaman Islands Region, 120 km SW from Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, at a depth of 10 km.

Location 11.065°N, 91.843°E

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A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurred at 12:54:49 (UTC) on Saturday, June 28, 2008, in the Andaman Islands Region, 140 km SW from Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, at a depth of 35 km.

Location 10.821°N, 91.762°E

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Two successive earthquakes originating below the sea and measuring 6.7 and 6.1 on the Richter scale respectively, jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Friday evening triggering panic among residents.
The Disaster management Control Room here said that the first tremor was felt at around 5:10 PM followed by the second one at 6:38 PM.

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A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred at 11:40:17 (UTC) on Friday, June 27, 2008, in the Andaman Islands Region, 119 km SW from Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India, at a depth of 28 km.

Location 10.909°N, 91.958°E

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A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred at 08:04:27 (UTC) on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, in the Kepulaun Obi Region, 210 km South of Ternate, Moluccas, Indonesia, at a depth of 31.3 km.

Location 1.059°S, 127.066°E