There is no impact on Sri Lanka from the earthquake reported earlier today near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in the Bay of Bengal, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau has stated.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit the Bay of Bengal, at 00.11 a.m.
According to India’s National Center for Seismology, the depth of the quake of 10 km and the exact location was Latitude 6.82 N, Longitude 93.37 E.
Several strong aftershocks were reported following the quake, but no damage to property or loss of life has been reported.
Issuing a statement on the incident, the Director General of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, Deepani Weerakoon confirmed that there is no impact on Sri Lanka from the earthquake.
She also mentioned that the epicenter of the earthquake was about 259 km west-northwest of Sabang in Indonesia’s Aceh province.
Although several aftershocks were reported following the earthquake, Weerakoon further stated that the public need not to panic regarding the event.
