Manipur: Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 hits Chandel area, epicenter near Moirang

An earthquake of 3.1 magnitudes hit Chandel area in Manipur at 5:21 pm today, according to the National Centre for Seismology. As per the official Twitter handle of National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake's epicentre was 40 km underground, 35 km south-southeast of Moirang. 

This comes nearly two weeks after a moderate-intensity earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale jolted Manipur on December 18. 

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