Tsunami alert canceled for India quake
Jun 14, 2010 I Uncategorized.A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck in the ocean near India’s Nicobar Islands recently, sparking some tsunami warnings, the U.S. Geological Survey and local officials said.There were no initial reports of fatalities or damage, although people ran from their homes in fear on Nicobar, witnesses said.
the USGS said in a statement.
The quake was originally recorded with a magnitude of 7.7 but that figure was later revised down slightly to 7.5,
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii in the beginning issued a regional tsunami watch that was put in effect for all areas of the Indian Ocean, including India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. The warning was shortly revised down to cover India only and was then cancelled for all areas.