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{{Infobox earthquake<br />
| title = 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake<br />
| timestamp = 2009-08-10 19:55:38<br />
| anss-url = usp000h05x<br />
| isc-event = 15190110<br />
| local-date = {{Start date|11 August 2009}}<br />
| local-time = 01:25<br />
| image = <br />
| map2 = {{Location map| India Andaman and Nicobar Islands#India<br />
|lat=14.099<br />
|long=92.902<br />
|mark=Bullseye1.png<br />
|marksize=40<br />
| relief = yes<br />
| width = 250<br />
| float = right<br />
| caption = }}<br />
| magnitude = 7.5 {{M|w|link=y}}<br />
| depth = {{convert|33.1|km|abbr=on}}<br />
| location = {{coord|14.013|N|92.923|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| countries affected = [[India]]<br />
| tsunami = <br />
| intensity = {{MMI|VIII}}<br />
| casualties = None<br />
}}<br />
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The '''2009 Andaman Islands earthquake''' occurred on August 11 at {{tooltip|19:55 UTC|01:25 am local time}} in the [[Andaman Islands]] of [[India]].<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5794XW20090810|title=Big quake hits off India's Andamans, no tsunami|date=11 August 2009|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=31 August 2010}}</ref> The earthquake magnitude was recorded as 7.5 [[moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]], and was the strongest in the region since the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]].<ref name="TOI" /> The [[epicentre]] was 260&nbsp;km north of [[Port Blair]], and tremors were felt in south-east India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand.<ref name="usgs">{{cite web|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009kdb2.php#details%20USGS|title=Magnitude 7.5 – Andaman Islands, India region|date=10 August 2009|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|accessdate=2009-08-12|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090813031221/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009kdb2.php#details%20USGS|archivedate=13 August 2009|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The [[Pacific Tsunami Warning Center]] issued a tsunami watch to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand, but it was later lifted.<ref name="cnn">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/india.earthquake/index.html|title=Tsunami watch issued for five countries canceled|date=10 August 2009|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=1 September 2010}}</ref> No casualties or injuries were reported, although there were complaints about minor damage to buildings.<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/hyderabad/Quake-triggers-tsunami-fears/articleshow/4883863.cms|title=Quake triggers tsunami fears|date=12 August 2009|publisher=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=2009-08-12}}</ref> At about the same time, the [[2009 Shizuoka earthquake]] affected south Honshū in Japan.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of earthquakes in 2009]]<br />
*[[List of earthquakes in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{EQ-isc-link|15190110}}<br />
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[[Category:2009 earthquakes]]<br />
[[Category:Earthquakes in India]]<br />
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[[Category:History of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]<br />
[[Category:August 2009 events in India]]<br />
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