Shillong: An earthquake of 5.5 magnitude shook parts of the northeast on Thursday, the second in two days, officials here said.
The quake, which occurred at 3.28 p.m. has its epicentre somewhere in Bhutan, about 183 km North West from here and occurred at a depth of 7 km below the earth’s surface, officials at the Central Seismological Observatory here said.
There were no reports of injuries to people or damage to property. This was the second quake in two days and 34th this year in the region, which falls in the highly seismic zone. — PTI
Source: the Hindu, Dated: 1.1.2010
The quake, which occurred at 3.28 p.m. has its epicentre somewhere in Bhutan, about 183 km North West from here and occurred at a depth of 7 km below the earth’s surface, officials at the Central Seismological Observatory here said.
There were no reports of injuries to people or damage to property. This was the second quake in two days and 34th this year in the region, which falls in the highly seismic zone. — PTI
Source: the Hindu, Dated: 1.1.2010
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