At least six people were killed and over 90 injured as a strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake epic centred in Manipur today hit the northeastern region, causing damage to buildings and triggering panic.Power supply to Imphal city has been disrupted and some power installations have suffered damage. Many buildings collapsed or developed cracks in Tamenglong. Of the six deaths in Manipur, three were killed in Imphal West district, one at Jiribam in Imphal East district and two in Senapati districts.Nine aftershocks occurred till Monday noon in the wake of the 6.7 magnitude temblor that occurred in Manipur in the early hours.The aftershocks including a 3.6 magnitude tremor were recorded by the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute’s broadband seismological network, which was installed in the North-east region.Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha held a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review the situation.
