Moderate earthquake jolts Mizoram
A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale, jolted parts of Mizoram along the India-Myanmar border
AIZAWL: A moderate earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale, jolted parts of Mizoram along the India-Myanmar border on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.
The NCS data and Mizoram disaster management officials said that the quake struck at a depth of 130 km at eastern Mizoram's Champhai district.
There was no report of loss of life or damage to property in any of the quake-hit areas.
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.3, Occurred on 20-07-2022, Lat: 23.57 & Long: 94.49, Depth: 130 Km ,Location: 119 km E of Champhai, Mizoram", the NCS said in a tweet.
Successive earthquakes in the mountainous Northeastern States, especially Assam, Mizoram and Manipur, have the authorities worried.
Seismologists consider the Northeastern region as the sixth-most earthquake-prone belt in the world. (IANS)
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