Earthquake rocks Mizoram

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale hit Mizoram 98 km south-east of Champhai at around 7:29 pm on Thursday. Till the filing of this report, there has been no report of any damage. It may be mentioned here that the entire northeast region falls in a high seismic zone. Earthquakes in this region are frequent. Reportedly, over the past few weeks, several earthquakes have been recorded in Delhi and Gujarat.