Moderate quake hits Andaman Islands

June 19, 2010 07:47 am | Updated November 28, 2021 09:07 pm IST - New Delhi

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman Islands early on Saturday.

The earthquake with a latitude of 13.4 degree north and a longitude of 93.0 degree east occurred at 4:39 am, the Meteorological Department said here.

The quake struck at a depth of 11-kilometre, it said.

On June 1, a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake had hit the islands.

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