A strong earthquake last night shook India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, prompting Thailand to briefly issue an emergency warning to six coastal areas. The quake, which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, caused panicked residents on the islands to flee their homes, but there were no early reports of casualties or damage, police said.
The earthquake, which hit at 9.12pm local time, also jolted the southern Indian states of Madras and Tamil Nadu. "The quake was felt in all the islands of the Andaman and Nicobar chain," a police official told Reuters.
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