earthquake Bishnupur

Bishnupur, Feb 20: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale struck Manipur’s Bishnupur on Monday. The earthquake occurred at 5:49 pm, the National Center for Seismology said.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 20-02-2023, 17:49:12 IST, Lat: 24.83 & Long: 93.35, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 47km WNW of Bishnupur, Manipur,” the NCS tweeted.

There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, an official bulletin said.


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Yesterday, An earthquake of 3.8 magnitudes jolted the western part of Arunachal Pradesh. A report by the National Centre for Seismology claimed that the earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh was recorded at 12:12 PM. The report revealed the magnitude of the earthquake to be 3.8 epicentred at West Kameng, near the Bhutan border, at a depth of 10 km.

Tremors were felt in central-north Assam and the eastern part of Bhutan. There was no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to property officials said. The northeastern region falls in a high seismic zone, making earthquakes a frequent phenomenon there.