Earthquake of 4.8 Magnitude Rocks Manipur

Imphal: An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter scale rocked Manipur on Saturday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

As per NCS, which monitors earthquake activity in the country, the depth of the earthquake was 94 km and it took place at 11:42 pm on Saturday in the East-Southeast of Moirang, Manipur.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.8, Occurred on 16-07-2022, 23:42:48 IST, Lat: 24.25 & Long: 94.37, Depth: 94 Km, Location: 66km ESE of Moirang, Manipur, India," NCS tweeted.

On July 5, an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Assam. The earthquake occurred at 11:03 early in the morning and the depth of the earthquake was 35 km.

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