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2.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Meghalaya's East Garo Hills

A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 struck the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on Friday morning. The National Centre for Seismology reported the quake occurred at 10:45 am IST at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres. The precise epicenter was located at latitude 25.73 North and longitude 90.83 East. There are no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the seismic event.

Key Points: 2.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits East Garo Hills, Meghalaya

  • Magnitude 2.8 tremor
  • Struck East Garo Hills, Meghalaya
  • Occurred at 10:45 am IST
  • Depth of 10 kilometres
  • No immediate reports of damage
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Earthquake of magnitude 2.8 hits East Garo Hills, Meghalaya

A minor earthquake of magnitude 2.8 struck East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, at a depth of 10 km. No damage reported. Details from NCS.

"EQ of M: 2.8, On: 16/01/2026 10:14:47 IST, Lat: 25.73 N, Long: 90.83 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: East Garo Hills, Meghalaya. - National Centre for Seismology"

Shillong, January 16

A minor earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck East Garo Hills in Meghalaya on Friday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 10: 45 am (IST) at a depth of 10 kilometres. The latitude of the earthquake was reported to be 25.73 North, and the longitude was 90.83 East.

In a post on X, the NCS provided the details of the quake, stating, "EQ of M: 2.8, On: 16/01/2026 10:14:47 IST, Lat: 25.73 N, Long: 90.83 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: East Garo Hills, Meghalaya."

More details awaited.

- ANI

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Rohit P
Magnitude 2.8 is very light, most people probably didn't even feel it. Good that NCS is promptly reporting even minor tremors. Transparency is key.
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Aman W
Stay safe, Meghalaya! These small tremors are a reminder for all of us to have an emergency kit ready. Better safe than sorry.
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Sarah B
The depth was only 10 km, which is quite shallow. Even a 2.8 can be felt clearly at that depth. Hope there's no damage to the beautiful hills there.
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Karthik V
Respectfully, while reporting is good, I wish the article had more info. Did local authorities issue any advisory? Were there any aftershocks? "More details awaited" is becoming too common.
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Nisha Z
Bhagwan kripa se kuch nahi hua. Small tremors like these keep happening in the hills. People living there are used to it, but we should still have proper building codes.

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