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TURA, Feb 28: An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale rocked Meghalaya’s Tura in the wee hours of Tuesday, the National Center for Seismology informed.
The tremors were felt at 6.57 am, 59 km north of Tura.
The depth of the earthquake was reported to be at 29 kms.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.7, Occurred on 28-02-2023, 06:57:18 IST, Lat: 26.04 & Long: 90.11, Depth: 29 Km, Location: 59 km N of Tura, Meghalaya,” read a post on the official Twitter handle of the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
This is the second earthquake in the Northeast region to be reported on Tuesday.
Earlier, on Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 struck the Noney district of Manipur, according to the NCS. (ANI)

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