5.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Andaman And Nicobar Islands

The National Centre for Seismology reported a 5.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday morning in the vicinity of Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to the agency, the earthquake's epicentre was 126 km southeast (SE) of Port Blair. The earthquake occurred at 12:53 AM IST, 69 km below the earth's surface.

According to the NCS, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands earlier on July 9 to the southeast of Campbell Bay. At a depth of 70 km, the quake struck Campbell Bay at 7:39 in the evening.

The NCS wrote in a tweet posted from official account, "Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 09-07-2023, 19:39:09 IST, Lat: 5.87 & Long: 94.83, Depth: 70 Km, Location: 162km SE of Campbell Bay, Andaman and Nicobar island, India."