5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Manipur

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was recorded near Bishnupur in Manipur on Saturday night, according to the data of India's National Center for

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An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was recorded near Bishnupur in Manipur on Saturday night, according to the data of India's National Center for Seismology.

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The epicentre of the earthquake was 30 km west-northwest (WNW) of Bishnupur, Manipur, India, the agency said. The earthquake struck at 11:08 PM IST at a depth of 5 km from the surface.

Thereafter, another low-intensity earthquake of 2.8 magnitude struck 30 km west-northwest (WNW) of Bishnupur Manipur around 11.39 PM.

Furthermore, a 2.5 magnitude earthquake hit Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district at 12.41 am.

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