2009 Andaman Islands earthquake

The 2009 Andaman Islands earthquake was an earthquake that occurred on August 11, 2009, at 01:25 am local time (August 10, 19:55 UTC) in the Andaman Islands of India. The earthquake magnitude was recorded as 7.5 M_w, and was the strongest earthquake in the region since the 2004 earthquake.^[2] The epicenter was 260 km north of Port Blair, and tremors were felt in south-east India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand.^[3] The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami watch to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand, but it was later lifted.^[4] No casualties or injuries were reported, although there were complaints about minor damages to buildings.^[2] At about the same time as this earthquake, there was an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 M_w in Japan.

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