At least nine have been killed and close to 200 injured after a powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake hit the eastern Indian state of Manipur, close to the border with Myanmar, according to initial reports coming from the region.

The quake was 55 kilometers (34 miles) deep and centered 29 kilometers west of Imphal, the capital city of the Manipur state, the US Geological Survey has reported. The USGS later revised the quake’s magnitude down from 6.8 to 6.7.

India’s ANI agency first reported that at least six people had been killed in Manipur.

Source: MENA