No damage caused by quake in Andamans: MHA

April 25, 2012 18:19

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday informed that no damage has occurred in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands which experienced moderate intensity tremors earlier today.

The island territory experienced tremors of magnitude 4.2 to 5.8 on Richter scale at around 1 pm. The situation in all the islands had been checked and was found to be normal and there have been no reports of damage of any kind.

The state control room and the emergency operation centres are operating round the clock and the situation is being monitored. Based on earthquake and tsunami data, no tsunami threat has been recorded for India following the earthquake.

Also read: Indonesia lifts tsunami alert after 8.6-magnitude earthquake

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