Quake rocks N-E States

SHILLONG, AUG. 12. An earthquake of slight intensity, measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale, rattled the North-Eastern States on the Indo-Myanmar border at 7.28 a.m today.

According to the Shillong Central Seismological Observatory Centre, the quake was epicentred at 23.3 degree north and 93.1 degree east along the Indo-Myanmar border. The tremors, that prevailed for about five seconds, were also felt in Shillong. Earlier, on August 8, a quake measuring 3.9 on the Richter Scale had rocked Shillong and Guwahati.

Meanwhile, an Itanagar report said an earthquake of mild intensity rocked this Himalayan capital of Arunachal Pradesh and its surroundings this morning. The quake, felt at 7.29 a.m., lasted for a few seconds only. However, there was no report of any casualty or damage to property.

- UNI

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