5.1 magnitude earthquake hits Bay of Bengal

An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale hit the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, informed National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The tremors were felt at 12:35 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The epicentre of the earthquake lay in Andhra 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.

( With inputs from ANI )

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