Several buildings in Manipur secretariat and the landmark Ima market in Imphal developed cracks while some school structures collapsed.
IMPHAL
At least nine persons were killed and over 100 injured as a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake epicentered in Manipur on Monday struck the northeastern and eastern regions, damaging buildings and sparking panic that sent people scampering out of their homes.
While seven people were killed in Manipur, one each died in Bihar and West Bengal after suffering heart attacks following the earthquake that hit at around 4.30 am with its epicenter being at Kabui Kjulen, 10 km from Noney sub-division of Manipur's Tamenglong district, officials said.
The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 17km in Tamenglong district where many buildings collapsed or developed cracks. But no casualties reported from Tamenglong.
“The epicenter was near the river Barak, so there was little damage. Though cracks have been reported from many houses, so far there has been no report of any casualty,” Additional Deputy Commissioner Joseph Paulin told PTI.
People were jolted out of their sleep in northeastern and eastern states including, Assam, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, and many of them scampered out of their homes.
