Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits Meghalaya near Tura
First Published: 9th July, 2021 16:15 IST
An earthquake, measuring a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck Meghalaya on Friday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred around 1:15 pm about 53 kilometres
An earthquake, measuring a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale, struck Meghalaya on Friday.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred around 1:15 pm about 53 kilometres north of Tura in the state.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, occurred on July 9, at 13:16:25 IST, Latitude: 25.99 and Longitude: 90.27, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 53 km North of Tura, Meghalaya,” said National Center for Seismology in a tweet.
Earlier on June 18, an earthquake of magnitude 2.6 on the Richter scale occurred in the West Khasi Hills.
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