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earthquake felt in coastal odisha around 7.22pm:wall
 
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Earthquake in North East India: Tremors felt in Kolkata, Patna, Guwahati, Delhi & Myanmar

Massive earthquake has struck north-east India. Tremors were felt across the region, including major cities such as Patna, Lucknow, Guwahati, Shillong, Imphal, Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. The impact of the quake could be gauged by the fact that strong tremors were noticed in Delhi-NCR region as well. The earthquake is epicentered in Myanmar.

According to United States Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude of earthquake is 7.0. The tremors are originating from 170 kilometres below sea-level.
#Flash Earthquake in Guwahati, tremors felt in Kolkata as well.
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2016

National Centre of Seismology has called it a major earthquake. The magnitude of tremors in the region of Assam is said to be 6.8. Disaster management teams in the states of West Bengal and Assam have been alerted. Trinamool Congress (TMC) government has begun evacuation process in the state. Senior party leader Derek O’Brien is overseeing evacuation process in Kolkata. Several dilapidated buildings have been evacuated.

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team in North East, West Bengal and Bihar have been put on high alert. Relief commissions in Nagaland, Manipur and Assam are in constant co-ordination with NDRF.

People in Kolkata vacate their residences in wake of tremors felt in the city. Earthquake magnitude 7.0 hit Myanmar pic.twitter.com/ExRrUiVhuB
— ANI (@ANI_news) April 13, 2016

“The worst affected region of the earthquake is the area lying on the Indo-Myanmar border. This is a strong earthquake. Heavy casualties are expected from the region of Myanmar,” said scientist Dr Pallav Bagla.

State of panic has been created in the cities of Kolkata and Guwahati. People residing in multi-storeyed complexes are assembling in open spaces. “The tremblings were terrifying. I could see everything in my drawing room shaking. That scene was horrific,” said Kolkata resident Gaurav Chatterjee.

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