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Strong Earthquake jolts Nicobar Islands
Indo-Asian News Service
Chennai, June 03, 2011
The Nicobar Islands were rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.9 on
the Richter scale at 12.57pm on Friday, an India Meteorological
Department official said. There were no reports of loss of life or
property. "It was of strong intensity, and initially there are no
immediate reports of any damage or casualty, " the official said.
The chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal is earthquake prone.
Last year during the same period, an earthquake of 7.7 magnitude
was reported in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Speaking to IANS, an official of the Hyderabad-based Indian
National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) said there
were no after-shocks.