A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar islands at approximately 12.11 am on Tuesday, July 29.
Earthquake Depth and Epicenter Location
The quake’s depth of 10 km and the precise location was Latitude 6.82 N, Longitude 93.37 E, according to the National Center for Seismology.
No damage or casualties have been reported so far.
This earthquake follows a week after the light tremors were experienced in Delhi and the national capital region on July 22 morning. A magnitude 3.2 earthquake jolted with its epicentre at Faridabad. No casualty or property damage was reported.
Preparedness Drills Planned in NCR
In order to audit preparedness during such calamities, Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh have signed an agreement to organize large-scale disaster management preparedness exercises between July 29 and August 1 in the National Capital Region (NCR). The exercise will be taken up for enhancing coordination and response arrangements for major calamities such as earthquakes and industrial chemical emergencies, official sources said.
These drills will be organized by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the Indian Army and the Delhi, Haryana, and UP state governments.
Earthquake in Japan’s Hokkaido
Japan’s northern Hokkaido was shaken by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake on Monday, sending shudders across several districts and leaving residents briefly in a state of shock, media reports stated. As per the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), officials assured that in spite of the intensity of the shudders, no danger of a tsunami was posed.
On Friday, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit in the South Pacific off the coast of island nation Samoa. There was no visible damage. The US Geological Survey said the quake’s depth was 314 kilometres (195 miles) and it took place 440 kilometres (273 miles) southwest of the capital city Apia.
