6 died, over 100 injured after strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India

Imphal: Six people were killed, over 100 injured in Manipur after a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit northeastern India, today morning at around at around 4:36 am.

Several buildings were damaged including the hospitals. The earth quake occurred at 4:35 am, which was 57 kilometers(35 miles) deep and struck 29 kilometres west of Imphal, according to the US Geological Survey.

Police and disaster response teams in Imphal reported portions of walls, staircases and roofs in some buildings collapsed due to the impact of the quake.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that an NDRF team has been instructed to move from Guwahati to the areas affected by the earthquake. "Spoke to Rajnath ji, who is in Assam, on the situation arising due to the earthquake & asked him to oversee the situation," PM Modi tweeted.

Teams from the National Disaster Response Force have been instructed to move from Assam's capital Guwahati to areas affected by the quake, the Prime Minister's Office tweeted.