Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hits Arunachal Pradesh's Basar

An earthquake with a magnitude 4.9 on the richer scale jolted Basar of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. No casualty has been reported so far.

Basar (Arunachal Pradesh): An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on the richer scale jolted Basar in Arunachal Pradesh in the early hours of Tuesday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

According to NCS, the tremors of the earthquake had a depth of 10 km and occurred at 4.30 am at 148 north-northwest of Basar.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:4.9, Occurred on 18-01-2022, 04:29:30 IST, Lat: 29.16 & Long: 93.97, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 148km NNW of Basar, Arunachal Pradesh, India," NCS tweeted.

No casualty has been reported so far. Further details are awaited.