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Magnitude 5.0 quake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The Indian Express·
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology said. The epicentre was 218 km north-northwest of Bamboo Flat. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. In July 2025, a magnitude 6.3 quake struck the Bay of Bengal near the islands at a depth of 10 kilometers.
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What It Means For You
- No damage or casualties were reported immediately after Thursday’s tremor.
- Residents in the islands remain in an active seismic zone with repeated recent quakes.
- A separate magnitude 5.82 quake struck New Guinea in Papua New Guinea the same day, GFZ said.
What's Happening
- NCS placed Thursday’s epicentre 218 km north-northwest of Bamboo Flat.
- Hindustan Times, citing USGS, reported the same distance with magnitude 5.1.
- The Indian Express primary account used the NCS magnitude of 5.0.
Recent Quakes Nearby
- The July 2025 Bay of Bengal event was magnitude 6.3 at 10 kilometers depth near 6.82 N, 93.37 E.
- In February, NCS recorded a magnitude 4.6 tremor in the Nicobar Islands at 10 km depth.
- Other recent NCS reports include magnitude 3.0 events in Meghalaya and Nagpur district.
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