Moderate quake measuring 5.0 hits Mizoram

New Delhi, Jan 13: A moderate intensity earthquake today shook parts of Mizoram on the India-Bangladesh border. While Manipur did not feel the tremors in the early morning, Met dept was trying to get reports from Myanmar.

The quake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, struck the region at 0415hrs IST, the Met Department said. The temblor was epicentred at 22.7 degree North Latitude and 92.6 degree East Longitude. There were no reports of casualties. This is the first quake reported from any part of the country for the year 2008.

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