Earthquake Today: Strong earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Myanmar-India border region; tremors felt in Kolkata, Guwahati

A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale was reported near the India-Myanmar border on Friday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology.

M6.0 #earthquake (#भूकंप) strikes 174 km E of #Chittagong (#Bangladesh) 9 min ago. Effects reported by eyewitnesses: pic.twitter.com/vkKuCcT5fC

— EMSC (@LastQuake) November 25, 2021

The quake was at a depth of 30 km (18.64 miles) and was about 126 km southeast of Aizawl in north eastern India, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) added. Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Assam experienced the tremors of the quake. Witness accounts on European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre’s website said that the quake was felt as far away as Kolkata. “Very strong," one such witness posted on EMSC. Netizens in India took to Twitter to report the tremors they felt.

Anybody felt the earthquake in Kolkata just now? #earthquake

— Debajyoti Halder (@Debajyoti0901) November 25, 2021

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Felt massive #earthquake tremors here in #Tripura. pic.twitter.com/OSzoeM9KeE

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