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Source: Hueiyen News Service
Shillong, August 12 2009:
An earthquake of moderate intensity shook Meghalaya's capital and some parts of North Eastern states today.
The tremor, measuring a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter scale, occurred at 0314 hours with its epicentre at latitude 24.4 degrees north and longitude 94.7 east in Myanmar-India border region of Manipur about 300 km from the Central Seismological Observatory (CSO) at Upper Shillong, CSO officials said here.
According to CSO officials, the earthquake was felt across the North Eastern states.
However, there was no report of loss of life and property from anywhere, the officials added.
Meghalaya lies in zone five of the seismic map, making the State highly susceptible to earthquakes.
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