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Two earthquakes jolt parts of West Bengal

Two earthquakes of magnitude 3.8 and 4.1 hit West Bengal's Baharampur and Durgapur respectively on Wednesday.

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Published : Aug 26, 2020, 10:40 AM IST

Baharampur (West Bengal):An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck 30 km southeast of Baharampur here on Wednesday, informed the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.

Earlier this morning, tremors with magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale were also felt in Durgapur here, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 26-08-2020, 07:54:02 IST, Lat: 23.79 and Long: 88.36, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 110 km ENE of Durgapur, West Bengal," the NCS tweeted. (ANI)

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