Earthquake hits India's Andaman Islands
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
A moderate 5.9 magnitude earthquake has hit India's Andaman Islands
No tsunami warning has been issued, seismologists said.
The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 27 kilometres, with the epicentre 180kms from Port Blair on the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.
The Andamans were badly hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, which was triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra that sent giant waves crashing into countries around the Indian Ocean.
The Andaman Sea area witnesses frequent earthquakes caused by the meeting of the Indian plate with the Burmese microplate along an area known as the Andaman trench.
The islands were hit by a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake on June 1.