Tremors in east, northeast India as powerful quake hits Myanmar

World Wednesday 24/August/2016 16:33 PM
By: Times News Service
Tremors in east, northeast India as powerful quake hits Myanmar

Kolkata: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale and epicentred in Myanmar on Wednesday shook several parts of east and northeast India.
According to National Centre for Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences, the epicentre of the quake was in Myanmar and it occurred at 4:04pm at a depth of 58 km.
Tremors were felt in Bihar, West Bengal and northeastern states in India, spreading panic among people.
There were no immediate reports of loss to life or property. The northeast is one of the most earthquake prone regions in the world.