Magnitude 4.3 earthquake strikes near Siliguri in West Bengal

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Siliguri, West Bengal:

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck 140 kilometers southwest of Siliguri in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Center of Seismology (NCS) said in a tweet.

The NCS said the quake occurred at 5:35 a.m. IST on Wednesday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The official media person of the National Seismological Center took to Twitter and said, “Magnitude 4.3 earthquake, occurred on 12-04-2023, 05:35:10 IST, Latitude: 25.98 and Longitude: 87.26, Depth: 10km, Location: 140km SW Siliguri, West Bengal”.

Earlier on April 9, a 5.3-magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers on Nicobar Island on Sunday, according to the National Center of Seismology (NCS).

The earthquake occurred at around 4:01 p.m.

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