Earthquake tremors were felt in Manipur’s Noney district and Meghalaya’s Tura on Tuesday. 4.1 and 4.3 magnitude earthquakes also hit Afghanistan and Tajikistan, respectively.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 28, 2023 09:45 IST
Earthquake hit Manipur and Meghalaya on Tuesday morning (Photo: Representational)
By India Today News Desk: An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit the Noney district of Manipur in the early hours of Tuesday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). Earthquake tremors were felt in Meghalaya’s Tura district too.
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Ritcher scale also occurred in Afghanistan. Another 4.3 quake also hit Tajikistan.
In Manipur,the earthquake struck at around 2.46 am with a depth of 25 km. An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 jolted Meghalaya’s Tura district with a depth of 29 km.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 02:46:39 IST, Lat: 24.67 & Long: 93.66, Depth: 25 Km, Location: Noney, Manipur, India,” the NCS said in a tweet.
EARTHQUAKES IN AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN
An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 occurred in Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to the NCS.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.1, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 04:05:22 IST, Lat: 36.38 & Long: 70.94, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Afghanistan,” NCS tweeted on Sunday.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres, at a latitude of 36.38 and a longitude of 70.94.
The NCS said an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred in Tajikistan at 05:31:54 IST on Tuesday.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 05:31:54 IST, Lat: 38.20 & Long: 73.85, Depth: 10.0 Km, Location: Tajikistan,” NCS tweeted on Tuesday.
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres at a latitude of 38.20 and a longitude of 73.85.
An earthquake of 3.0 magnitude struck Indore and parts of Madhya Pradesh on February 19. Tremors were recorded at 12: 54 pm and the epicenter was Dhar, about 151 kms South West of Indore.
Slight tremors were felt in Indore, Dhar, Barwani and Alirajpur, while some tehsils in Jhabua and Khargone also felt the tremors on Sunday afternoon. However, there was no report of injury or loss or damage to property.
Two days back, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Gujarat’s Rajkot. The quake struck at around 3:21 pm with a depth of 10 km. No casualties or damage to property was reported.
(With agency inputs)
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