Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 jolts Manipur's Churachandpur, second tremor in a week

An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale struck Churachandpur district in Manipur during the early hours of Monday.
Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 jolts Manipur's Churachandpur, second tremor in a week
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Churachandpur district in Manipur
MANIPUR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Manipur's Churachandpur district in the early hours of Monday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
The tremor was recorded at 2.55 am at a depth of 15 km beneath the surface. Its epicentre was located at latitude 24.08°N and longitude 93.61°E.This follows another minor earthquake that hit the same region on May 28. That quake, measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale, occurred at 10.23 am and was recorded at a depth of 36 km.Both tremors were confirmed by the NCS via updates on X (formerly Twitter).

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