Andaman and Nicobar Islands Earthquake: 5.4 magnitude earthquake quake hits Island region, says IMD

Kolkata, May 01: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.4 in the richter scale hit the Andaman Island region at about 2.45 PM today. The depth of the earthquake was measured as 10 km, IMD said in a statement.Reports of damage to properties or life have not been received so far, it said. The earthquake comes within a week of the high intensity quake that hit Nepal and adjoining areas including parts of India last Saturday.Earlier in the day, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit off Papua New Guinea too. The United States Geological Survey said that the quake hit 110 kilometres south-southwest of the town of Kokopo. The high intensity earthquake hit just a day after a 6.7 magnitude tremor in the same region. The quake hit at 01.36 PM IST, 689 kilometres northeast of the Pacific nation’s capital Port Moresby.