Manipur: Quake measuring 3.5 hits Churachandpur district
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Imphal, June 2 (UNI) A mild tremor of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Manipur's Churachandpur district at a depth of 15 km, during the early hours of Monday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
There was no significant damage reported, and the coordinates of the location were 24.08° N latitude and 93.61° E longitude, as stated by the National Centre for Seismology.
The same district was earlier hit by an earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale on May 28 last.
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