Great earthquakes In Diverse Places
Three Earthquakes rock North East India
India Blooms News Service
Guwahati, July 27 (IBNS): Three earthquakes of slight intensity rocked
parts of North East India since Monday midnight, triggering panic among
people of the region.
The first tremor occurred at 12.43 am and, epicentred at Barpeta in
Assam, it shook parts of the state and neighbouring Meghalaya, the
Indian Meteorological department sources informed.
It measured 4.1 on the Richter scale.
The second tremor was felt at 7.52 am, while the third quake occurred
at 8.16 am.
Both were epicentred near Shillong in Meghalaya and while the second
tremor measured 3.4 on the Richter scale, the third measured 2.4.
No loss of life or property has been reported yet.
North East falls under zone five of highly seismic zones.