Two earthquakes hit Manipur in two hours, the tremors felt all through the northeast
The epicenter was 44 km east of Yairipok within the Imphal East district, and a depth of 110 km. Consultant picture: Petrovich9/Istockphoto.com
Shillong/Imphal/Guwahati: two consecutive earthquakes, together with considered one of 5.7 magnitude, Rocked Manipur on Wednesday and the tremors felt all through the northeast, authorities mentioned.
The 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the state at 11.06 am its epicenter was 44 km east of Yairipok within the Imphal East district, and a depth of 110 km, in line with officers of the Regional Seismological Heart in Shillong, PTI reported.
The tremors felt in Assam, Meghalaya and different elements of the area, they mentioned.
A second earthquake of four.1 Hit manipur of magnitude at 12.20 pm. He hit the state Kamjong district, at a depth of 66 km, they added.
Cracks have been seen in a number of buildings in Manipur following the earthquakes. The movies shared on social networks confirmed cracks in a faculty constructing in Wangjing Llald within the district of Thoubbal, the place an ethnic battle assist camp was being executed.
“We’re confirming the harm stories,” mentioned an official in Imphal. To this point no harm was reported in different states of the area. Manipur has been in Google pattern over the past hours.
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