Strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Nicobar Islands, no tsunami threat reported

Jakarta: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rocked Nicobar Islands region early Tuesday but did not trigger a tsunami alert, the United States Geological Survey and Tsunami Warning System said.

The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) at 12 minutes past midnight local time (18:42 GMT Monday), 259 kilometers west-northwest of Sabang, in western Indonesia's Aceh province, the USGS said.

No damage or injuries have been reported in the aftermath of the earthquake so far.

Aceh was the area most devastated by the magnitude-9.1 earthquake and tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people in 15 countries in 2004.

The earthquake follows mild tremors experienced in Delhi and surrounding regions on July 22, when a 3.2 magnitude quake with its epicentre in Faridabad was recorded. That incident also passed without any reports of damage or injury.

(with inputs from AFP)