The quake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, was experienced at 0737 IST, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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The quakes were of moderate intensity.
The waves are usually triggered by seismic disturbances -- coastal earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or undersea landslides -- that jolt the ocean floor.
The epicentre of the earthquake lay in India-Pakistan border region of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The tremor, whose epicentre was in the Kutch region of the state, struck at 11.51 pm, the Met office in Delhi said.
Ten moderate aftershocks rocked the Nicobar Islands at regular intervals, with the strongest measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, since Thursday night, the Met department said on Friday.
The tremor was recorded at 0947 IST off the west coast of Great Nicobar Islands, the meteorological department said in New Delhi.
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The quake measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, but there was no immediate report of death or destruction.
Meanwhile, aftershocks of moderate intensity continued to rock the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
However, the territorial administration cancelled the journey of two other vessels following warning of high tidal waves in the Arabian Sea due to tremors that hit South East and South Asia.
Pondicherry accounted for 42 deaths while Karaikal, an enclave of the Union Territory in Tamil Nadu, 60.
Seattle football fans erupted in cheers so raucous early in the Monday night match-up against the New Orleans Saints that their jumping up and down registered as a minor earthquake, local media reported.
On Monday at 1514 IST many in Mumbai, other parts of Maharashtra and in neighbouring Goa and Karnataka felt mild tremors.
In a setback to the Kerala government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a law promulgated by it declaring Mullaperiyar dam as endangered, and restrained it from obstructing the Tamil Nadu government to raise the water level.
The Indian Meteorological Department stated on Friday that 75 such tremors have been recorded since the December 26 earthquake.
A 'great intensity quake' also rocked 12 coastal districts of Orissa.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale centered on a southern chain of Japanese islands shook buildings in the Tokyo area
Gandhi, who had publicly called the ordinance to protect convicted MPs and MLAs from immediate disqualification as complete nonsense causing tremors in the government, however, expressed his "greatest admiration" for the Prime Minister's leadership in extremely difficult circumstances.
The memorial is situated on a piece of rock, where Vivekananda is said to have meditated, in Tamil Nadu.
Three Indian Air Force AN-32 aircraft on Sunday flew from Chennai and Bangalore airports carrying emergency and medical supplies to Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which was hit by an earthquake and tidal waves.
The first Test between New Zealand and Pakistan is scheduled to go head this week after engineers checked the safety of the Christchurch cricket venue following a massive earthquake that rattled the centre of the country early on Monday. The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummelled central New Zealand's South Island, killing at least two people, damaging roads and buildings and setting off hundreds of strong aftershocks. It was felt strongly in Christchurch, South Island's largest city, which was hit by a 6.3 quake in 2011 that killed 185 people.
Over the past two months, equity markets around the globe have felt the tremors of high levels of uncertainty evident from the weakness seen in them
The reasons for China's negative response are located in its territorial dispute with India but also to its grand designs of dominating the region from its previous position of being merely a "balancer" between India and Pakistan, points out Srikanth Kondapalli, Professor in Chinese Studies at JNU.
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The region has seen nine quakes since Sunday. Of these, one was recorded in North Sumatra region in Indonesia while others have been recorded in and around the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Its intensity surpassed that of other quakes in recent times and it was felt in the north Bengal region too.
It is yet to be ascertained as to what exactly caused the phenomena, but there is a possibility that the crater might be caused by a meteor
Modi said the House did not witness any earthquake, an apparent reference to claims of Rahul Gandhi that his revelation on Rafale would create tremors.
I thank the people and Government of Myanmar for their exceptional hospitality, Modi tweeted.
