6 magnitude earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, third major tremor of this year

New Delhi. An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale has occurred in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands. This is the third major earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar this year. Giving information about this, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said that a magnitude 6 earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar on Saturday. While according to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands was 69 km. Came at a depth of The National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Saturday. The earthquake occurred about 126 km southeast of Port Blair.

Earlier in January this year, there was a 4.9 magnitude earthquake in the Andaman Sea of ​​the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 77 km. Apart from this, the second blow on these islands came in the Nicobar region in March this year. The intensity of this earthquake was 5. The National Center for Seismology had said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. On the other hand, last year, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands experienced 22 earthquakes ranging from 3.8 magnitude to 5 magnitude during 24 hours.

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