{"id":57376,"date":"2025-07-28T16:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=57376"},"modified":"2025-07-28T16:25:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T20:25:08","slug":"magnitude-6-5-earthquake-strikes-indian-ocean-near-andaman-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/magnitude-6-5-earthquake-strikes-indian-ocean-near-andaman-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes Indian Ocean near Andaman Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the Indian Ocean, but no tsunami warnings or advisories were issued, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earthquake occurred at 1:41 a.m. local time on Tuesday and was centered near India\u2019s Andaman and Nicobar Islands at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers), <a href=\"https:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/eventpage\/us6000qvpp\/executive\">USGS<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The epicenter was located about 58 miles (94 kilometers) west of Campbell Bay in Great Nicobar Island and approximately 172 miles (276 kilometers) northwest of Banda Aceh, Indonesia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No tsunami warnings or advisories were issued, indicating the earthquake did not meet the criteria for a tsunami threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An impact assessment from the USGS indicated that up to 25,000 people may have experienced weak or light shaking, with a low likelihood of casualties or damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The region surrounding the Andaman and Nicobar Islands lies along the Sunda megathrust, a major subduction zone where the Indo-Australian Plate converges with the Sunda Plate. 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