An earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale jolted the Churachandpur region of Manipur on Wednesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 7:20 pm (IST) at latitude 31.31 N, and longitude 72.52 E.The earthquake occurred at a depth of 111 kilometers.
Jharkhand Director General of Police Anurag Gupta said that "a burden has been lifted from the earth" after dreaded Naxal leader Pappu Lohra and zonal commander Prabhat Ganjhu were killed in an encounter with police in Latehar district.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, submitted a comprehensive proposal to Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, seeking the Union Government's support to transform Andhra Pradesh into a pivotal hub for space manufacturing and inn
According to NCS, the earthquake struck at a depth of 20 kilometres. The NCS said that the earthquake occurred at latitude 29.19 N and longitude 87.06 E.
An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale was experienced in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
As per NCS, the tremors occurred at 8:49 IST, with its epicentre located at a latitude of 35.96 N and longitude of 25.79 E, at a depth of 104 kilometres.