Big B feels earthquake tremors in Kolkata
"T 2102 -EARTHQUAKE ! felt it around 4.30 am here in Kolkata, bed shook .. i wondered..confirmed this morning .. May all be safe ! PRAYERS !" Big B tweeted.
Bachchan is busy shooting for his upcoming film Te3n in the city.
At least 12 people were killed and more than 130 injured when an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit Manipur and Assam in the Northeast on the wee hours of Monday, officials said.
The Manipur government said that at least 10 people were killed alone in Imphal town so far.
The deaths occurred from building collapses in Imphal town, the state capital.
Two deaths were reported from Guwahati in Assam.
Several structures, including government buildings, shopping malls and residential buildings collapsed in the quake in Imphal town.
The epicentre of the quake, which was felt at 4:35 hrs and at a depth of 17 km, 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'.
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