Asia-Pacific

Strong earthquake hits Andaman Islands, India

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-31 10:39
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HONG KONG - An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hits Andaman Islands, India region early Wednesday, according to a release by the Hong Kong Observatory.

The quake, which occurred at 1:00 am HK time (1700 GMT), was initially determined to be near Andaman Islands, India region, 13.6 degrees North latitude and 92.9 degrees East longitude, about 210 kilometers north of Port Blair, India.