Earthquake measuring 5.2 rocks Andaman

Friday, March 10, 2006, 0:04 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 10: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the richter scale shook the Indian Ocean region off Andaman Islands yesterday night (Mar 09, 2006), the Met office said.

There were immediate reports of damages because of the moderate intensity quake, at 2042 hrs.

Earthquakes of such intensity do not usually cause any damage.

Hundreds of aftershocks have rattled the Andaman region ever since the December 2004 temblor off Sumatra that touched off a tsunami and devastated lives along the Indian Ocean coast.

UNI

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