Third quake in a week shakes Shillong

The last tremor having a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on December 9.

An earthquake of slight intensity rocked Shillong and its surrounding areas early on Saturday.

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According to the MET department, the quake, measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale, was felt at around 3:17 am. Its epicentre was located 20 km away from the Central Seismological Observatory Shillong.

This was the third tremor in the current week, sources said.

The last tremor having a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale was recorded on December 9. That was preceded by one measuring 3.6 on the scale on December 7.