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Two earthquakes hit Meghalaya, Manipur in 5 hours

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Meghalaya... Read More
TURA: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Meghalaya's Tura early on Tuesday morning.


According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the tremours were felt at 6.57am, 59km north of Tura.

The depth of the earthquake was reported to be at 29km.



"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.7, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 06:57:18 IST, Lat: 26.04 & Long: 90.11, Depth: 29 Km, Location: 59km N of Tura, Meghalaya," read a post on the official Twitter handle of the National Center for Seismology.

This is the second earthquake in the northeast region to be reported on Tuesday.

Earlier, in the wee hours of Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale struck the Noney district of Manipur, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The quake struck around 2.46am, at a depth of 25 km.



"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 02:46:39 IST, Lat: 24.67 & Long: 93.66, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Noney, Manipur, India," the NCS said in a tweet.

Meghalaya, on Monday, polled for the assembly, recording an overall turnout of over 81 per cent.

(With inputs from ANI)
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