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The temblor's epicentre jolted the area between Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India and Myanmar, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake struck at 284km east-north-east of Port Blair. Andaman and Nicobar Islands registered 17 earthquakes in the past year, two of which struck in the last seven days. Image Credit: USGS

Earthquakes of magnitude 6.2 and 6.1 struck Myanmar and Andaman Islands on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

No Tsunami warning was issued after the Andaman quake, an official at the India Meteorological Department said.

The Myanmar quake struck 185 miles west of Mergui and was 19.3 miles deep, according to USGS.