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Quakes Rock India's Andaman Islands

India's Andaman Islands were Sunday rocked by aftershocks of the massive Dec. 26 undersea earthquake that triggered a tsunami in South and Southeast Asia, Indo-Asian News Service reported.

The first aftershock was felt at 4:14 AM Indian time with the epicenter off the coast of Little Andaman Island and measuring up to 5.3 on the Richter scale, an official of the India Meteorological Department said.

The second aftershock was felt at 7:49 AM and measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, with its epicenter off the coast of South Andaman Island.

An earthquake off the coast of Sumatra in Indonesia Dec. 26 had triggered the massive tsunami that killed over 280,000 people in South and Southeast Asia, including some 10,200 in India.
 
(Xinhua News Agency March 14, 2005)

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