Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Andaman and Nicobar Islands

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck about 218 km north-northwest of Bamboo Flat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Thursday, according to the USGS. No damage or casualties were immediately reported. The islands have seen repeated seismic activity in recent months, including a magnitude 4.6 tremor in the Nicobar Islands in February at a depth of 10 km.