Assam: Earthquake Rocks Parts of Northeast India

GUWAHATI: Several parts of Northeast India felt a jolt late on Monday night as a medium-intensity earthquake hit the region. This earthquake took place at around 11 PM on September 11, 2023, and had an intensity of 5.1 on the Richter scale.

The authorities at the National Center for Seismology reported that the epicentre of this earthquake was about 66 km from the Ukhrul locality of Manipur in the South-South East direction. The exact location has been mentioned at 24.40 North latitude and 94.77 East longitude. The depth of the tremours is said to be about about 20 km from the surface of the earth.

People across Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and even Myanmar reported feeling the tremors and no damages were reported because of the tremors.

Meanwhile, in another part of the world, search and rescue operations continue in full swing. Rescuers are racing against time to search for survivors after a deadly 6.8-magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc in central Morocco. The strong tremor, which struck the ancient city of Marrakesh on Friday night, has killed more than 2,000 people. Rescuers were seen struggling to reach the most affected areas in the Atlas Mountains region as roads leading up there were blocked by fallen boulders, Xinhua news agency reported.

Makeshift tents were pitched up to shelter local residents, who had spent two nights outdoors for fear of more aftershocks. “We need food and cover, they are the most important to us for now,” Amin, without giving his full name, told the news agency. He added that being stranded outdoors for another cold night was particularly difficult for elders and the children. The earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11:11 p.m. local time at a depth of 18.5 km, according to the US Geological Survey.

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