3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Manipur

An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale has hit the Bishnupur district on Friday evening.

According to National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 23:20 hours on Friday in 20 km WSW of Bishnupur.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 06-08-2021, 23:20:44 IST, Lat: 24.58 and Long: 93.57, Depth: 28 Km, Location: 20km WSW of Bishnupur, Manipur, India", tweeted NCS.

Earlier, on August 2, an earthquake of magnitude 3.7 had jolted the state.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.7, Occurred on 02-08-2021, 20:16:01 IST, Lat: 24.27 and Long: 94.19, Depth: 58 Km, Location: 49km ESE of Moirang, Manipur, India," tweeted NCS.

More details are awaited.

( With inputs from ANI )

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