Saturday, January 1 2005 20:50 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: An earthquake of slight intensity shook border areas of West Bengal and Orissa this evening (Jan 1, 2005), Meteorological department said in New Delhi.

Measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, the quake was felt at 18:06 hrs (IST), a department release said.

The quake was epicentred at 21.7 degree North latitude and 87.3 degree East longitude on the West Bengal-Orissa border, it said.

It was not yet known whether any damage had been caused by the temblor and whether it was related to over 80 aftershocks that have rocked Andaman and Nicobar Islands and its surroundings since last Sunday's (Dec 26, 2004) giant quake off the coast of Indonesia triggered tsunami waves.