Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 jolts Manipur's Churachandpur, second tremor in a week
MANIPUR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Manipur's Churachandpur district in the early hours of Monday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The tremor was recorded at 2.55 am at a depth of 15 km beneath the surface.
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Its epicentre was located at latitude 24.08°N and longitude 93.61°E.
This follows another minor earthquake that hit the same region on May 28. That quake, measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale, occurred at 10.23 am and was recorded at a depth of 36 km.
Both tremors were confirmed by the NCS via updates on X (formerly Twitter).
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