Three Earthquakes Hit Assam, Meghalaya & Manipur on Friday

GUWAHATI: Three earthquakes rocked the northeastern states of Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya in the early hours of Friday morning.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit Assam's Tezpur 2:04 AM, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 18-06-2021, 02:04:40 IST, Lat: 26.73 and Long: 92.44, Depth: 22 Km, Location: 36km WNW of Tezpur, Assam, India," the NCS said in a tweet.

On the other hand, an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Manipur's Moirang.

As per NCS, the quake occurred at 1.06 am at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epicenter of the quake was located 39 kilometers East-Southeast of Moirang.

An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 on the Richter scale also occurred in the West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.

NCS said the quake occurred at 4.20 am at a depth of 10 kilometres. The epicenter of the quake was located 58 kilometres West-Southwest of Nongpoh.