Imphal, Jan 20: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the Myanmar-India Border Region (Manipur) on Saturday morning.

As per the meteorological department, the earthquake occurred at 3:36 p.m. at a depth of 80km.No casualties have been reported so far.

Earlier in the day, an earthquake was reported in the neighbouring state of Assam, where 5.2 magnitude tremors jolted Kokrajhar district at 06:44 am in the morning. No casualties or injuries were reported.