6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Bay of Bengal: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal early on Tuesday. It was reported by various earthquake monitoring agencies. The tremors occurred at 00:11:50 IST. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the magnitude was 6.3 on the Richter scale.
The epicentre of the earthquake was located at a latitude of 6.82 degrees north and a longitude of 93.37 degrees east. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, making it a shallow quake. The earthquake took place near the Nicobar Islands, about 538 kilometers south of Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning System confirmed that there was no threat of a tsunami. The system stated, “There is NO THREAT to countries in the Indian Ocean.”
The earthquake occurred near Indonesia’s Aceh province, 259 kilometers west-northwest of Sabang. Aceh was badly affected by the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, which caused over 220,000 deaths.
The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported a 6.2 magnitude earthquake near the Nicobar Islands. Officials did not report any major threats despite these tremors.
On August 1, Delhi will conduct a large-scale disaster management exercise. The drill, called Suraksha Chakra, will prepare agencies for earthquake, industrial, and chemical hazards. The exercise will involve multiple emergency response agencies. Authorities are conducting the first integrated disaster management drill in the Delhi-NCR region.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated that these exercises aim to make the region safer. Officials will hold a symposium on July 29, followed by a table-top exercise on July 30.
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