Portblair: A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 4.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Campbell Bay in Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday at 8:51 am. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at a depth of 60 kilometres. The epicenter of the earthquake was 218 kilometres north of Campbell Bay.
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Earlier on April 12, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred in Araria in the region. Earlier on April 9 earthquake of magnitude 5.3 on the Ritcher scale occurred at a depth of 10 km.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are prone to regular earthquakes as it is situated in a high-seismic zone.
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