Monday, August 11, 2008

Earthquakes rock Andaman and Nicobar

Two successive earthquakes of moderate intensity rocked the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday. No damage to land or property was reported.
The first tremor, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale was felt around 1.50 pm and lasted for few seconds, sources at the Disaster Management Control Room here said.
The islands was earlier rocked by strong earthquakes on June 27 and 28