Yuksom, Feb.13: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the Yuksom town of Sikkim on Monday early morning, National Center for Seismology informed.
The earthquake took place at around 4.15 am at a depth of 10 kilometres from 70 km north-west of Yuksom.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 13-02-2023, 04:15:04 IST, Lat: 27.81 & Long: 87.71, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 70 km NW of Yuksom, Sikkim, India,” the NCS informed in a tweet.
Further details are awaited.
Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 4 jolted the central region of Assam on Sunday. The earthquake was recorded at 4:18 pm with its epicentre in Nagaon district on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river. There was no report of loss of life or injury, informed the National Center for Seismology.
