City
Epaper

4.3 magnitude earthquake hits Meghalaya near Tura

By ANI | Updated: July 9, 2021 15:55 IST

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Meghalaya on Friday.

Open in App

An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted 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 of Meghalaya.

( With inputs from ANI )

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: National center for seismology
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalEarthquake of Magnitude 5.3 on Richter Scale Hits Pakistan; Tremors Felt in Jammu and Kashmir Valley

NationalEarthquake in Manipur: 3.6 Magnitude Hits Bishnupur

InternationalEarthquake of Magnitude 4.7 on Richter Scale Hits Afghanistan

International5.7-Magnitude Quake Strikes Afghanistan, Causing Tremors

InternationalMagnitude 4.8 Earthquake Jolts Afghanistan, No Damage Reported (See Tweet)

National Realted Stories

NationalIndia's changemakers speak: Padma awardees reflect on recognition and responsibility

NationalBSF arrests 4 B'deshi smugglers along Indo-Bangla border; seizes contraband

NationalRS by-election: BJP's Satyanarayana to be NDA candidate from Andhra Pradesh

NationalGovt targets 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047 to boost energy security

National'Insult to Hindu sentiments: Raj BJP chief slams Kharge