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Strong quake hits NE India, no casualties reported yet

January 4, 2016 8 Years ago

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AstrongearthquakehitIndia'sManipurstateearlyMondayandnocasualtyordamagehasbeenreportedthoughitwasfeltacrossnortheastandeastIndiaaswellassomeneighboringcountries,officialssaid.

TheMinistryofEarthSciences'NationalSeismologydivisionsaidtheearthquakewasmeasuredat6.7ontheRichterwithitsepicenterinManipur'sTamenglongdistrictborderingMyanmar.

ThetremorlastedforoneminuteandlocalTVfootageshowedpeoplerushingoutoftheirhouses.

Thequaketookplaceat04:35a.m.localtime(23:05GMT)atadepthof17kmbelowtheground.

India'snortheastisconsideredthesixthmajorearthquake-pronebeltintheworld.

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