Earthquake tremors hits Andaman and Nicobar, magnitude 4 on Richter scale

New Delhi: Earthquake tremors were felt in Port Blair, capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, on Saturday night. The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.0 on the Richter scale. The National Center for Seismology said the epicenter was 140 km from Port Blair. No loss of life or property has been reported so far due to the earthquake.

Let us know that earthquake shocks are being felt at different places for the past several days. Earlier on March 24, earthquake tremors were felt in Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh. Its intensity was measured at 3.9 on the Richter scale. There was no damage whatsoever.

Strong earthquake shocks were felt in the South American country of Chile on March 30. The magnitude of this earthquake, which occurred late on Thursday night, was measured at 6.2 on the Richter scale. After this earthquake shocks were also felt in Afghanistan. This earthquake occurred in Chile on March 30 at 23:03:12. Its center was at a depth of 13 km underground. Earlier, earthquake shocks were felt in Chile on March 23. Its intensity was measured at 6.3 on the Richter scale.