TEZPUR: Three naturally-occurring earthquakes struck the populous countries of India inside a gap of several hours through the wee hours of Friday morning.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale struck Assam’s Tezpur 2.04, According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
The quake happened at 2.04’m at a thickness of 22 kilometres.
The epicentre of the quake was located 36 kilometres West-Northwest of Tezpur.
“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,” that the NCS stated in an tweet.
Prior to this, an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale struck Manipur’s Moirang.
According to NCS, the quake happened at 1.06’m in a depth of 10 kilometres.
The epicentre of the quake was found 39 kilometres East-Southeast of Moirang.
An earthquake of magnitude 2.6 on the Richter scale occurred from the West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.
NCS said that the quake happened at 4.20’m in a depth of 10 kilometres.
The epicentre of the quake was found 58 kilometres West-Southwest of all Nongpoh.
Three low-intensity earthquakes Struck Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya
