The National Center for Seismology reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale in Meghalaya’s Tura in the early hours of Tuesday. The tremors were detected at 6.57 a.m., 59 kilometres north of Tura. The earthquake’s depth was reported to be 29 kilometres.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.7, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 06:57:18 IST, Lat: 26.04 & Long: 90.11, Depth: 29 Km, Location: 59km N of Tura, Meghalaya,” read a post on the official Twitter handle of the National Center for Seismology.
This is the second earthquake in the northeast region to be reported on Tuesday.
Earlier, in the small hours of Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 struck the Noney district of Manipur, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The quake struck around 2.46 am, at a depth of 25 km.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 02:46:39 IST, Lat: 24.67 & Long: 93.66, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Noney, Manipur, India,” the NCS said in a tweet.
Meghalaya, on Monday, polled for the Assembly, recording an overall turnout of over 81 per cent.
