Earthquake jolts India's North East
Shillong, Apr 4 (UNI): A moderate earthquake hit the North Eastern states of India on Thursday, a seismological official said.
The tremor measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale occurred at 1.15pm with the epicentre located in Manipur’s Senapati district bordering Bangladesh.
The tremor was felt in parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Manipur, seismological official told UNI.
However, there was no report of loss of life and property or anyone being injured from anywhere, the officials added.
The North Eastern states lies in zone five of the seismic map, making the states highly susceptible to earthquakes.
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