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Fresh aftershocks felt in Car Nicobar
The tremor, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, occurred at 2200 hrs IST in Car Nicobar Island. HT Relief Fund
Two strong earthquakes within a span of nine hours since late Monday night jolted Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the December 26 tsunami waves had caused widespread devastation.
The first quake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was recorded at 2200 IST on Monday, while the second quake of 5.3 intensity shook the region at 0638 IST on Tuesday, the Met office said.
Both were epicentred off the east coast of Car Nicobar Island. It was not immediately known whether any fresh damage had been caused by the quakes.
More than a month after an earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale triggered tsuanmi waves which killed nearly three lakh people across Asia and Africa, aftershocks continue to jolt the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the worst affected region in India.
