A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 was reported near the India-Myanmar border on Friday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology. It took place at 5.15 am on Friday.
The tremors of the earthquake were felt across Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Assam. The quake was felt as far away as Kolkata.
The epicentre of the earthquake was 183 kilometres east of Chittagong in Bangladesh. There were also reports of a second earthquake at 5.53 am.
