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Earthquake of 6 magnitude on Richter scale in Andaman-Nicobar Islands

By Renu Mishra 
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New Delhi. Earthquake tremors were felt in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands on Saturday. The intensity of which has been measured at 6 on the Richter scale. This is the third major earthquake in Andaman and Nicobar this year.

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Giving information about this, the German Research Center for Geosciences said that on Saturday, an earthquake of magnitude 6 occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar.

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.

In January this year, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Andaman Sea of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 77 km.

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