Mild Earthquake hits Bay of Bengal, tremors felt in Delhi, Kolkata

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New Delhi:- Anearthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit the Bay ofBengal region on Wednesday night, officials from the Indianearthquake monitoring network said. The epicentre was 30 km below sea level, they added.
The quake struck at 9:50 pm about 275 km south east of the Paradip port in Odisha.
Tremors were felt across India, in Delhi-NCR, Chennai, Kolkata and Odisha. In Delhi, many residents said that aftershocks lasted for 40 seconds.
There is no tsunami alert, officials said
 

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