News Release
Magnitude 7.3 NICOBAR ISLANDS, INDIA REGION
Sunday, July 24, 2005 at 15:42:06 UTC
Preliminary Earthquake Report
U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center
World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
The following is a revised REPEAT revised release by the United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: A major earthquake occurred in the Nicobar Islands, India region at 9:42 AM MDT, Jul 24, 2005 (9:12 PM local time in India).
The magnitude and location may be revised when additional data and further analysis results are available. The earthquake was felt strongly in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It was also felt at Chennai and Vishakhapatnam, India and Phuket, Thailand. The mechanism for this earthquake is strike-slip (horizontal motion of the fault). Earthquakes with this mechanism generally do not produce destructive tsunamis. No reports of damage or casualties have been received at this time.
Some buildings damaged in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Felt (V) on Car Nicobar, Katchal and Nancowry. Also felt (V) at Campbell Bay, Great Nicobar and Port Blair, South Andaman Island; (IV) at Rangat, Middle Andaman Island. Felt throughout the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Felt (IV) at Chennai and at Machilipatnam, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and other coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh; (III) at Dum Dum and Garia, West Bengal and at Ramanniguda, Orissa; (II) by people in high rise buildings at Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Felt at Mamallapuram, India. Felt (III) at Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Felt (III) at Colombo, Matale and Kandy, Sri Lanka. Felt at Peraliya and Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka. Also felt at Male, Maldives and on Phuket, Thailand.
