5.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in Andaman Sea, no causalities reported

  • 19/04/2016

  • Shanghai Daily (China)

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred near the Andaman Islands west of Thailand early Wednesday, no causalities were reported. According to the Seismological Bureau of Thai Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred at 03:32 a.m. Thailand time (2032GMT), while its depth is 10 km below the seabed. The epicenter is roughly 400 km off the southern Andaman coast of Thailand.