Earthquake Hits India 6.8 Magnitude
6.8 magnitude earthquake hits India
Jan 04, 2016
The US Geological Survey said the earthquake measuring 6.8 degrees north-west of Imphal in India, near the border between Myanmar on Monday.
The USGS said the quake was 57 kms (35 miles) deep, and initially reported it had struck inside Myanmar.
Earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude strikes India - USGS
Jan 4 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.8 struck
northwest of Imphal in India, near the Myanmar border, on Monday, the U.S.
Geological Survey said.
The USGS said the quake was 57 kms (35 miles) deep, and
initially reported it had struck inside Myanmar.
(Reporting by Stephen Cortes; Editing by Michael Perry)
Earthquake hits India's Manipur state
An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitude has hit northeast
India, near its border with Myanmar and Bangladesh, the US Geological Survey
has said.
The quake hit at 04:35 local time (23:05 GMT Sunday) about
33km (20 miles) northwest of Imphal, the capital of Manipur state.
Strong tremors have been felt across the region.
The BBC's Salman Saeed in Dhaka says many people were seen
fleeing their homes in Bangladesh.
The US Geological Survey estimated that as many as 98m
people in the region may have felt the earthquake.
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