Moderate Tremor Shakes Bay of Bengal

A 4.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Bay of Bengal on June 2, as reported by the National Centre for Seismology. Recorded at a depth of 10 km, the tremor follows a previous 4.3 magnitude quake in February. Shallow quakes like these occur within 70 km of the Earth's surface.

The Bay of Bengal experienced a 4.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday morning, as confirmed by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Occurring at 07:43:17 am IST on June 2, the tremor's epicenter was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers.

According to the NCS, the exact coordinates of the earthquake were a latitude of 14.027 N and a longitude of 93.132 E. The agency shared these details through a post on social media platform X, confirming the earthquake’s magnitude and location.

Previously, a moderate earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck the same region in February. Occurring at a similar depth, these quakes are classified as shallow, happening within 0 to 70 kilometers of the Earth's crust, as per data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).