Earthquake Measuring 6.7 Hits Northeast India; 5 Dead, 40 Injured

IMPHAL:  Five people have died and around 40 are injured after a strong 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck northeast India and adjoining Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan in the early hours today.

The quake, which occurred at 4:35 am, was 57 kilometres (35 miles) deep and struck 29 kilometres west of Imphal, according to the US Geological Survey.

Police and disaster response teams in Imphal reported portions of walls, staircases and roofs in some buildings collapsed due to the impact of the quake.

Several buildings had been damaged, including the hospital, police said.

"It was the biggest earthquake we have felt in Imphal," disaster response worker Kanarjit Kangujam told Reuters by telephone from Imphal.


Tremors were also felt in parts of West Bengal and Odisha.