Items filtered by date: Thursday, 14 April 2016

Imphal, 14 April ( Morning) 2016 : At least 9 people reported to be hospitalised at RIMS following the earthquake. Some damages reported from BSNL and LIC offices; One BSNL staff injured during evacuation.

Some minor damages reported in Kakching, Moirang, Lamphel fishery security post building. No major impact on Quake affected Ima keithel; wall of Lakshmi Market collapse.

New Delhi, 14 ( Morning) April 2016 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Chief Ministers of Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland after an earthquake struck these states.

"PM @narendramodi spoke to CMs of Assam & Manipur regarding the earthquake in the region," said a tweet by the Prime Ministers' Office.

"PM @narendramodi spoke to the CM of Nagaland regarding the earthquake in the region," said another tweet later.

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook the northeast, several parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and even Delhi and NCR.

There was no immediate report of any casualty or major damage.

In Guwahati, some people reported cracks in buildings while there was power outage for some time in Shillong. Tremors were also felt in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Nagaland.

All the northeastern states are categorised under zone 5 in the country's seismological map and are considered highly vulnerable.

Imphal, 14 (Morning) April 2016 : A strong earthquake has struck Myanmar, the US Geological Survey reports, with shaking felt across the region.The 6.9 magnitude quake took place at a depth of around 140km (87 miles), north-west of Mandalay. There were no initial reports of any fatalities.

The tremor could be felt in the north-east Indian state of Manipur around 2 minute. The earthquake was struck at 7.26 pm last evening.

People in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, and in Imphal in India fled buildings in panic when the tremor struck.

Tremors are relatively common in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). This earthquake occurred at intermediate depth,according to the USGS, which means it took place within the Indian tectonic plate as it subducts beneath Eurasia.

While such earthquakes may be felt at the Earth's surface, they are less likely to cause severe damage.

An Associated Press news agency reporter in Yangon reported seeing a seven-storey hospital shake during Wednesday's two-minute quake, causing staff and patients to flee the building.

Many of Myanmar's outlying areas have inadequate communications and infrastructure, including the area where the earthquake hit.

The Chinese official Xinhua news agency said strong tremors were also felt in Tibet, with many residents of Lhasa drawn out on the streets.

Shaking was experienced in the Assam capital Guwahati, where wall-mounted television sets at a local TV station were reported to have been sent crashing to the ground.