Port Blair, Dec 19: A moderate intensity tremor measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit the Andaman region on Sunday. The tremor, epicentered at 13.82 North Latitude and 92.69 East Longitude, hit the region at around 08.49 am at a depth of 10 km 244 km north of Port Blair. However, no damage to properties or life has been reported, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The A & N Islands were badly hit by the 2004 Asian tsunami, which was triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra that sent giant waves crashing into countries around the Indian Ocean. The Andaman Sea witnesses frequent quakes caused by the meeting of the Indian plate with the Burmese microplate along an area known as the Andaman trench.
