EARTH QUAKE IN CHENNAI [12 JUNE 2010] | Earthquake in India, Earthquake in Chennai, Andaman, Bangalore, Nicobar Islands, Tsunami Alert

An earthquake hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal around 10.24 pm on Tuesday but no damage has been reported. Though Indian authorities said the earthquake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale, the US Geological Survey said it measured 6.4. A magnitude-6.4 earthquake hit Andaman Islands in India on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey ( USGS) said. The quake struck at 1:21:48 a.m. local time Tuesday (195148 GMT Monday) at a depth of 127.7 km with the epicenter 120 km southeast of Port Blair in India’s Andaman Islands, according to USGS. There is no immediate reports of any casualties or property damages due to the earthquake. The powerful earthquake occurred at 1:26 a.m. on Sunday local time (1926 GMT on Saturday). The epicenter was some 150 km west of Mohean, Nicobar Islands, close to Indonesia’s Banda Aceh, with a distance of 440 km. The depth of the epicenter is 35 km. Following the quake, the PTWC issued its tsunami warning, and a tsunami watch is in effect for India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. The center later downgraded the watch, saying only India is at risk.  In its evaluation, the PTWC says an earthquake this size has the potential to generate a destructive local tsunami and sometimes a destructive regional tsunami along coasts located usually no more than 1,000 km from the epicenter. Areas further than that could experience small sea level changes and strong or unusual coastal currents. earthquake in chennai today, earthquake in india, earth quake, tremors in chennai, earthquake in chennai 2010, earthquake in chennai today, earthquake in chennai, chennai earthquake, tremor, chennai tremor, earth quake, earthquake in chennai, earthquake india, earthquake chennai, earthquake information
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