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6.7 earthquake hits Manipur

| | Jan 04, 2016, at 10:53 am
New Delhi/Imphal, Jan 4 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale rocked Tamenglong district of Manipur on Monday, officials said.

The epicentre of the quake, which was felt at 4:35 hrs and at a depth of 17 kms, was located  at latitude 24.8 degrees north and  longitude 93.5 degrees east, the  India Meteorological Department (IMD)  website said.

The IMD has called the earthquake as 'moderate'.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) website said the intensity of the quake was 6.8.

Tremors of the quake was felt in  northeast India and West Bengal.

In Kolkata, panicked people rushed out of their residence on streets.

No casualty has been reported so far.
 

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