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By Our Staff Reporter
HYDERABAD, DEC. 29. The aftershocks of the Sumatra killer quake, which kept the Andaman and Nicobar Islands shaking for the last two days, are likely to continue for a longer time than expected. A fresh earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale in northern Sumatra at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday could add to the aftershocks triggered by the first one in the same region on Sunday. Officials at the National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) here told The Hindu that there were over 50 aftershocks already, more than a dozen of which occurred on Tuesday, after the main shock or quake that measured 9 on the Richter scale on Sunday. The aftershocks of the Sumatra quake, which has now been categorised by seismologists across the world as the fourth largest quake since 1900, have been consistently measuring over 5 on the scale, and have in fact caused more damage to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands than the first earthquake. The India region, in fact, has experienced over 25 of the aftershocks, the biggest measuring 7.3. NGRI officials said the number of aftershocks, or how long they could continue, could not be predicted.
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