- Moderate earthquake of 5.8 intensity, its epicentre 200 kms off Vizag coast rocks Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, parts of Krishna district.
- Earthquake rocks around 9.5 pm Wednesday took place in Bay of Bengal, no Tsunami warning issued in its wake, Director Cyclone Warning Centre says
- People in high rise buildings in areas of Simhachalam, Marripalem, Murali Nagar, Seethammadhara, MVP Colony,Visakhapatnam felt 2 spells of tremor.
- Srikakulam issues alert warnings to administration.
- Indian Meteorological Department says quake took place at a depth of 10 km in Bay of Bengal, lasted about 12 seconds, no loss of lives, property reported
- Quake inadequate to generate tsunami as it took place away from Andaman-Nicobar-Java-Sumatra subduction zone
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/residents-run-out-of-their-homes/article6035526.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tremors-across-india-no-damage-reported/article6035492.ece
- http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/quake-not-in-subduction-zone/article6035273.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Earthquake
- Epicentre
- Tsunami
- Early Warning System
- Andaman-Nicobar-Java-Sumatra subduction zone