An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude has reportedly hit the Nicobar Islands region, off the eastern coast of India. The report said the quake struck 131km NNE off the Mohean Island and 1562km from the southern Indian city of Chennai. Other proximate locations and distances include Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (326km) and Bangkok (889km). The exact location was given as 8.973N and 93.963E, at a depth of 10km.

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