The 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake occurred on August 11 at Template:Tooltip in the Andaman Islands of India.[1] The earthquake magnitude was recorded as 7.5 Mw, and was the strongest in the region since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.[2] The epicentre was 260 km north of Port Blair, and tremors were felt in south-east India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand.[3] The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami watch to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand, but it was later lifted.[4] No casualties or injuries were reported, although there were complaints about minor damage to buildings.[2] At about the same time, the 2009 Shizuoka earthquake affected south Honshū in Japan.
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References
- ↑ Big quake hits off India's Andamans, no tsunami. Reuters(11 August 2009).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Quake triggers tsunami fears(12 August 2009).
- ↑ Magnitude 7.5 – Andaman Islands, India region. United States Geological Survey(10 August 2009).
- ↑ Tsunami watch issued for five countries canceled. CNN(10 August 2009).
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