Meghalaya: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted Meghalaya's Tura in the wee hours of Tuesday, February 28 the National Center for Seismology said. The tremours were felt at 6.57 am, 59 km north of Tura. The depth of the earthquake was reported to be at 29 kilometer.
A post on the official Twitter handle of the National Center for Seismology read: "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.7, took place on 28-02-2023, 06:57:18 IST, Lat: 26.04 & Long: 90.11, Depth: 29 Km, Location: 59km N of Tura, Meghalaya." Notaobly, 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, said the National Center for Seismology The quake struck around 2.46 am, at a depth of 25 km.
the NCS said in a tweet: "Earthquake of Magnitude3.2, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 02:46:39 IST, Lat: 24.67 & Long: 93.66, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Noney, Manipur, India,"
Meghalaya, on Monday, polled for the Assembly, regestering an overall turnout of over 81%.
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