A major earthquake (Mag 7.2) hit the Nicobar Islands, India on Sunday, 24th July 2005 at 09:12 PM local time at epicenter. Thailand issued a tsunami alert and ordered thousands of people living along the Andaman Sea coastline to evacuate. The epicentre was located 420 km (260 miles) S of Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India. The closest volcano to the earthquake is Barren Island (India) which is currently erupting.
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About John Seach
- John Seach
- John Seach is a scientist and the world's leading volcano adventurer. Over the past 24 years John has traveled to the world's most exciting volcanoes, and witnessed eruptions during trips to more than 200 volcanoes. John's work has been featured on award winning television programmes. John is the founder of "Volcano Live", the world's first volcano news and volcano travel website.