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This earthquake occurred on 26 June, 1941. The shock was felt very distinctly all over the Andaman Islands, even those driving cars did not fail to notice. Some persons were thrown out of chairs and subsequently they found it difficult to stand up. Some persons standing in the open were obliged to sit down and hold some substantial object. A general sense of alarm was developed. The main shock was lasted for about a minute and caused motions in a west-east direction. The effects of the shock were quite ruinous in the Andaman Island. Bridges embankments, sea-walls and jetties also suffered extensive damage. An observer records that the earth opened and close to an extent of several feet and was finally left open about a foot wide (Jingran, 1953). Based on the felt reports, the maximum MM intensity assigned to be XI and the magnitude is 8.1. The epicentral location is 12.4N, 92.5E.
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