Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 218 km north-northwest of Bamboo Flat on Thursday.

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A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 218 km north-northwest of Bamboo Flat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday, according to USGS.

No reports of damage or casualties were immediately available.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have experienced seismic activity in recent months.

Earlier in February, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the Nicobar Islands in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The tremor occurred at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 9.03° north and longitude 92.78° east, the NCS said.

In a post on X, the agency shared the earthquake’s magnitude, time, coordinates and depth, identifying the location as the Nicobar Islands.

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