Today again an earthquake measuring Body Wave Magnitude 4.30 Meghalaya

Today again an earthquake measuring Body Wave Magnitude 4.30 Meghalaya:©Provided by Bodopress/RK Boro 

Today again an earthquake in Meghalaya measuring Body Wave Magnitude 4.30 near Village Kursapakhri Pt-I, 11KM SE of Lakhipur, India on Friday 09 Jul 2021. 

An earthquake of 4.30 magnitude struck Meghalaya/Assam on Friday, the tremors of which were felt in Meghalaya apart from neighboring Assam and the south parts of Bhutan. The National Center for Seismology reported as per the earthquake reporter app that the quake was recorded at 1:16:23pm, with its epicenter at Kursapakhri Pt-I, AS, India at a depth of 10.00 km and distance 236 km from east Tezpur, Assam, location 25.969°N, 90.399°E in Meghalaya/Assam.

 In lower Assam districts, including Guwahati and Meghalaya, people came out of their homes in panic. Tremors of the earthquake have also been felt in the eastern of West Bengal including Alipurduar and Kokrajhar.

Parts of Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Gaibandha, Bogura, and Rajshahi, also felt the jolt, local media reported.

There was no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property, officials said.

Northeastern India falls in the high seismic zone, making earthquakes frequently hit the region.

 

People ran out of their homes in panic

No injury or damage to property reported so far

Here's what the National Center of Seismology tweeted

North-East region falls under high seismic zone