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Earthquake rocks North-east states, tremors felt in Kolkata too

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A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale occurred near the India-Myanmar border on Friday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology.</p>
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Tremors were felt across Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Assam. Witness accounts on European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre's (EMSC) website said that tremors of the earthquake were felt as far away as Kolkata.</p>
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The epicentre of the earthquake was 183 kilometres east of Chittagong in Bangladesh. According to the Seismology Center, the quake occurred at 5.15 am.</p>
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There were also reports of a second earthquake at 5.53 am.</p>

IN Bureau

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