A magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit the Indian Ocean on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake struck at a depth of 90km, with its epicenter located at latitude 5.305N and longitude 93.972E. This seismic event occurred decades after the catastrophic Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami in December 2004 that devastated several coastal communities around the Indian Ocean.