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Two light intensity quakes hit NE

Published on Feb 3, 2016

By EMN

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PTI NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 2 Two low intensity earthquakes, measuring 3.7 and 3.8, hit northeast region of the country in the wee hours on Tuesday. According to the National Seismology Centre, a unit of the Ministry of Earth Science, one earthquake measuring 3.8 on Richter Scale hit the region along Indo-Myanmar border at 1:18 am at the depth of 111 km. Four hours later at 5:19 am, a second quake of magnitude 3.7, hit Karbi in Assam at the depth of 33 km. The northeast is an active seismic zone. Last month, Manipur witnessed a major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale.