Earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh and Tremors felt in Tibet
Jack Apr 24, 2019 10:19 IST
On Wednesday, earthquake hits India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh. Also the tremors were felt across Assam, Tibet and Myanmar. It struck at 1.45 am on early morning.
The India Meteorological Department said the earthquake's magnitude was 5.8. However, the US Geological Survey said its magnitude was 6.1 on the Richter Scale.
The USGS said, "The quake's epicentre was located 71 miles (114 km) northwest of the town of Dibrugarh at a very shallow depth of 5.8 miles (9 km)".
The epicentre of the shallow quake was about 40 kilometres southeast of Along and 180 kilometres southwest of the state capital Itanagar.
"The earthquake was felt in Tibet which neighbours the Indian state", China's official state news agency Xinhua said.
Earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh and Tremors felt in Tibet
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