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Tremors in Andhra Pradesh after earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal
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Tremors in Andhra Pradesh after earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal
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Amaravati, Aug 24 (TIWN) Tremors were reported from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh following an earthquake in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 has been recorded in the Bay of Bengal along the east coast of India.

The tremors were felt at 12:35 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres.   The epicentre of the earthquake lay in Pradesh 296 kilometres South-Southeast of Kakinada.  "Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.1, Occurred on 24-08-2021, 12:35:50 IST, Lat: 14.40 and Long: 82.91, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 296 km SSE of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India," said NCS in a tweet.  Further details awaited.

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