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Meghalaya: Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 jolts West Khasi Hills

New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Meghalaya around 3 pm on Sunday. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said the tremors were felt up to 10 km. According to the information, there is no casualty reported.

By Priyanka Verma 
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New Delhi: An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit Meghalaya around 3 pm on Sunday.

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The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said the tremors were felt up to 10 km. According to the information, there is no casualty reported.

“Earthquake magnitude: 3.6 occurred on 28-05-2023, 14:58:46 IST, Latitude: 25.66 & Long: 91.58, Depth: 10 km, Region: West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India,” said the NCS in a Tweet.

On the other hand, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.0 hit several parts of Pakistan on Sunday morning, triggering panic and forcing people to come out of their homes.

According to the Islamabad-based National Seismological Monitoring Centre, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the border region of Afghanistan and Tajikistan and it occurred at a depth of 223 km, due to which it did not have devastating effects.

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