An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Portblair in Andaman and Nicobar Island Tuesday morning at 5.57ไ am, the National Center fo𝐆r Seismology (NCS) said.
No harm to life or damage to property has bee🐻n reported so ♏far.
The earthquake occurred at around 5.57 am, 215km ESE of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar islands. The quake took place at a depth of 44 kilometres from the b💜ay. The first tremor hit the area around the islands at 5.18 pm on Monday. It was recorded to be at 4.6 on the Richter Scale ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚaccording to the National Center for Seismology.
As per the NCS, there has been a series💦 of earthquakes r🥀eported on the island.
An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude hit at 2.34 am at 244km SE of Portblair, 4.4m at 2.13 am occurred 251km NNE🌼 of Campbell Bay, 4.4m at 1.48 am occurred 261km SE of Portblair. At 1.30 am, a magnitude of 4.5 hit at 262km N of Campbell Bay.
Prior to that, 4.5m at 1.07 am oꦬccurred 258km SE of Portblair, 4.3m at 12.46 am occurred 199km ESE of Portblair, 4.6m at 12.03 am occurred 218km SE of Portblair. The strongest one, however, came on Tuesday morning.
The Nation🔴al Cente🐷r for Seismology recorded at least 24 tremors in two days.
