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Large quake hits off India's Andaman Islands


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A massive magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands, triggering a tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday.

    The USGS said the quake, initially reported as a magnitude 7.7, was 20.6 miles (33 km) deep and was centered 160 miles (260 km) north of Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.

    The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre issued a tsunami watch for the region.

    (Reporting by Sandra Maler, editing by Doina Chiacu)