India, Nov. 27 -- Meanwhile, at 10.51am, the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) issued a tsunami alert for two areas in the Andaman and Nicobar region following a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that jolted the Sumatra coast. But at 11.17 am, the bulletin said there was no threat to the Indian coastline.

The deep depression, seen as a remnant of Cyclone 'Senyar' over the Strait of Malacca, moved nearly eastwards with a speed of 18kmph in the past 6 hours, and lay centred about 200km south-southwest of George Town (Malaysia), 320km east-southeast of Kuta Makmur (Indonesia), 820km southeast of Nancowry (Nicobar Islands) and 960km southeast of Car Nicobar (Nicobar Islands).

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