Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Manipur, mild tremors felt across Northeast

Imphal, Apr 04: An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit the Northeast this afternoon, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The termors of the relatively mild earthquake were felt across the entire Northeast region. The epicenter of the quake was in Senapati district of Manipur near Nagaland border.

The earthquake struck at 1:15 pm and was measured at 5.2 on the Richter magnitude scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Manipur's Senapati district, the weather officec said.

The tremor was felt in Guwahati and its outskirts areas besides Haflong and Silchar in Assam and in parts of Manipur and Nagaland.