Earthquake Rocks Islands Near India

India’s Andaman and Nicobar islands, devastated by last year’s tsunami, were shaken by a strong earthquake Sunday.

The U.S. Geological Survey said a major earthquake with a magnitude 7.2 occurred in the Nicobar Islands off the Indian eastern coast.

Initially, the USGS issued a local tsunami warning for areas near the epicenter of the earthquake, but the warning was later canceled. The epicenter of the quake, experienced at 9:12 p.m. local time, was Nicobar.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or destruction, reported Xinhua, China’s main government-run news agency.

People in the southern provinces of Thailand were evacuated to higher ground following a televised tsunami warning.

The Sri Lankan government said the earthquake had no impact on Sri Lanka and the government did not issue a tsunami warning, Xinhua said.