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Myanmar Earthquake: PM Speaks To Chief Ministers Of Manipur, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland Featured

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New Delhi, 14 ( Morning) April 2016 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today spoke to Chief Ministers of Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland after an earthquake struck these states.

"PM @narendramodi spoke to CMs of Assam & Manipur regarding the earthquake in the region," said a tweet by the Prime Ministers' Office.

"PM @narendramodi spoke to the CM of Nagaland regarding the earthquake in the region," said another tweet later.

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale shook the northeast, several parts of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and even Delhi and NCR.

There was no immediate report of any casualty or major damage.

In Guwahati, some people reported cracks in buildings while there was power outage for some time in Shillong. Tremors were also felt in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Nagaland.

All the northeastern states are categorised under zone 5 in the country's seismological map and are considered highly vulnerable.

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