Kolkata: A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter Scale rocked Eastern and North Eastern part of India early on Monday morning. At least five persons have died and over 100 have been injured in the quake.
The epicentre of the earthquake was at Tamenglong which is located 33 kilometers from Imphal in Manipur.
The quake occurred at 4.35 AM at a depth of 17 km below the ground. The epicentre has been located at Long 24.8 Deg North and Lat 93.5 Deg East.
Tremors were felt in the North Eastern and Eastern part of the country including Kolkata, Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh took stock of the situation and said that National Disaster Response Force teams have been rushed to earthquake hit areas of Northeast.
"The Home Ministry is actively monitoring the situation after the earthquake in the Northeastern region. NDRF teams, including from Guwahati, have rushed to the affected areas," he said.
Singh was in Guwahati on Sunday night as part of his two-day trip to Assam and experienced the quake. The Home Minister briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over phone about the situation and the steps taken for rescue and relief.
The Prime Minister said in a tweet that he has asked Singh to oversee the situation arising out of the quake. Singh also spoke to Chief Ministers of the region and took stock of the situation in each state.
A Home Ministry spokesperson said that the National Crisis Management Committee, headed by the Cabinet Secretary, is holding a meeting to review the situation.
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