Strong but deep earthquake strikes east of India’s Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal

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May 31, 2010, 6:56:11 PM5/31/10
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Great Earthquakes In Diverse Places

Strong but deep earthquake strikes east of India�s Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal


Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 8:11 pm


ANDAMAN ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) -- A strong but deep earthquake struck east of India's Andaman Islands on early Tuesday, seismologists said.

The 6.4-magnitude earthquake at 1.21 a.m. local time (1951 UTC) was centered about 122 kilometers (76 miles) east-southeast of Port Blair, the capital of India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It struck about 127.7 kilometers (79.4 miles) deep, making it a deep earthquake, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

There was no immediate word of damage or casualties from the earthquake, and no tsunami alert was issued.
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