Earthquakes strike Andaman and Nicobar and Manipur
New Delhi, June 28 (HS) Two earthquakes were reported on Sunday in the country. The first earthquake was reported near Diglipur, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands at 8.56 am at a depth of 45 km, the National Centre for Seismology said. It was a 4.1 magnitude quake, it further reported. The second earthquake struck near Ukhrul in Manipur at 11:24 am at a depth of 60 km with magnitude 4. There is no news of loss of life or property from this earthquake.
The country has been experiencing the series of quakes in the last few months. Two quakes were reported from Rohtak in Haryana and Hanle in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Besides, earthquake tremors were reported in several northeastern states including Mizoram. Recently earthquake tremors were felt in Mizoram for three consecutive days, including the Champhai area of East Mizoram and other northeastern states adjoining neighboring Myanmar.
National capital Delhi has recorded more than 16 earthquakes in two months. Most of these, however, were very mild and only recorded by seismographs. These string of earthquakes or tremors have sparked concerns that a bigger quake could strike the national capital region.
