Late-Night Earthquake Of 5.8 Magnitude Rocks Andaman Islands

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 rocked the Andaman Islands today at around 12:53 am.

The Andaman Island earthquake measure 5.8 on the Richter scale.

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 12:53 AM, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The agency said that the earthquake at a depth of 69 km and was located at a latitude of 10.75 and a longitude of 93.47. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.8, Occurred on 29-07-2023, 00:53:47 IST, Lat: 10.75 & Long: 93.47, Depth: 69 Km, Location:  Andaman Islands", reported NCS on its Twitter page. However, no casualties or damage to property was reported. 

Earthquake of Magnitude:5.8, Occurred on 29-07-2023, 00:53:47 IST, Lat: 10.75 & Long: 93.47, Depth: 69 Km ,Location: Andaman Islands, for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/MKHCpo5N3Y @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @KirenRijiju @Dr_Mishra1966 @DDNewslive pic.twitter.com/WVe9MfROeU

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) July 28, 2023

On July 9, an earthquake of magnitude of 5.3 jolted the Southeast of Campbell Bay in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as recorded the National Centre for Seismology. The earthquake which hit Campbell Bay struck at 7:39 PM, at a depth of 70 km. 

"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," the NCS had tweeted on its official handle.

The earthquake on Saturday comes just a day after an earthquake hit the Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh at 8:50 AM. According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epicentre of the earthquake was said to be Pangin town. No casualties or damage to properties were reported. 

"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.0, Occurred on 28-07-2023, 08:50:36 IST, Lat: 30.01 and Long: 94.48, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 221 km NNW of Pangin, Arunachal Pradesh, India," the NCS tweeted. 

Earlier on July 22, an earthquake of magnitude 3.3 on the Richter scale hit Tawang district in the northeastern state, the agency had reported. The earthquake had occured at a depth of 5 km. According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 6:56 am.