Saturday, January 1 2005 10:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Two earthquakes of moderate intensity occurred near Car Nicobar in Andaman and Nicobar islands since late last night (Dec 31, 2004), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in New Year.

Two quakes measuring 5.2 and 5.0 on the Richter Scale shook the region at 23:32 hours last night and at 03:40 hours early today (Jan 1, 2004) respectively.

While the epicentre of the first quake was at 8.1 degrees North latitude and 92.0 degrees East longitude, the other was epicentred at 9.28 degrees North and 92.87 degrees East, it said.