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India says no tsumani warning issued after 6.3 quake
27 Jun 2008 12:25:03 GMT
Source: Reuters
NEW DELHI, June 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake shook India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands but no tsunami alert was issued, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services said on Friday.

The U.S. Geological Survey said on its website the quake's magnitude was 6.7 with a depth of 35 km (21 miles).


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