4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Andaman Sea

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit the Andaman Sea on Tuesday, confirmed the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) on X.

The earthquake struck at around 3:50 am in the wee hours of Tuesday. The epicenter was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to NCS.

Taking to social media platform X, NCS wrote, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 29-08-2023, 03:50:10 IST, Lat: 11.46 & Long: 93.34, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Andaman Sea."

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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) August 28, 2023

It may be noted that an earthquake measuring magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale jolted the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh on Monday.

According to the NCS, the earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers and occurred at around 8:04 pm.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.8, Occurred on 28-08-2023, 20:04:31 IST, Lat: 23.21 & Long: 83.22, Depth: 10 Km, Region: Surguja, Chhattisgarh", said the NCS on 'X'.

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