Earthquake of 5 Richter scale magniture reported in Manipur

New Delhi, 20 September (H.S): An earthquake of magnitude 05 Richter scale was observed at 12:54 on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, 31 km in the northeast of Shirui, Manipur. No damage has been reported so far from anywhere due to the earthquake, officials said.

The tremor was felt in the middle of the night, due to which most of the people did not know. Despite this, many people came out of their homes. According to the information received from the Seismology Department, the epicenter of the earthquake is said to be 80 km below the ground, 31 km from Sirui in Manipur and 25.26 north latitude and 94.70 east longitude.