QUAKE HITS MYANMAR-INDIA BORDER

January 10, 2013

 A deep 5.9-magnitude quake rattled the India-Myanmar border region early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The quake struck at a depth of 75 kilometres (47 miles), with its epicentre about 90 kilometres (60 miles) from Kohima, the capital of Nagaland in India’s northeast.

There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualties.

Seven northeastern states, joined to the rest of the country by a narrow sliver of land, are located in an area of frequent seismic activity. The border region is remote and sparsely populated on the Myanmar side.