Andaman and Nicobar : An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the early hours of Thursday, an official statement said.
The quake hit the islands at 4:17 am on Thursday.
National Center for Seismology (NCS) said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 61 km.
In this regard, the official media handle of NCS took to Twitter and said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 03-08-2023, 04:17:58 IST, Latitude: 10.69 and Longitude: 92.05, Depth: 61 Km, Region: Andaman Islands, India.”
Earlier an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Wednesday.
The quake occurred at around 5:40 am in the morning hours with its depth registered at 10 km.
