Visakhapatnam, July 12 (HS): Mild tremors were felt in several parts of Visakhapatnam early Sunday after an earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast, officials said.

According to the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), the earthquake occurred at 5:05:46 a.m. IST at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was located in the Bay of Bengal, around 225 km off the Kakinada coast, at latitude 16.805°N and longitude 84.381°E.

Officials said the tremors were mild, and there were no reports of casualties, injuries or damage to property.

Authorities said there was no panic among residents, and the situation remained normal.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar