Earth Quake of 5.0 Magnitude Shakes Nicobar Islands

New Delhi: An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the Nicobar Islands on Wednesday.

According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the tremors were felt at around 5:40 am. Its epicenter was at a depth of 10 Km.

According to NCS, the epicenter of this quake was at Latitude: 9.32 and Longitude: 94.03, respectively.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:5.0, Occurred on 02-08-2023, 05:40:11 IST, Lat: 9.32 & Long: 94.03, Depth: 10 Km , Location: Nicobar islands,” the NCS tweeted.

There were no reports of casualties because of this quake.