Earthquake Rocks Islands Near India
Posted on: Sunday, 24 July 2005, 18:00 CDT
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.
Source: United Press International
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