Two earthquakes hit parts of North East

Guwahati | Monday | 17th January, 2022

Summary:

Guwahati, Jan 17 (PTI) Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.5 and 3.8 hit parts of the North East region in a span of 30 minutes on Monday, National Center for Seismology said.

There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, officials said.

The first earthquake of magnitude 3.5 took place at 2.11 AM and the epicentre was in Cachar district of Assam, the NCS said.

The depth of the quake was 35 km, it said.

The second tremor of magnitude 3.8 was recorded at 2.39 AM with the epicentre in Manipur"s Kangpokpi area.

The depth was 20 km, the nodal agency of the Centre for monitoring of earthquake said.