Andhra Pradesh, August 24: 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 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. (Agencies)
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