<p>An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude shook east Mizoram's Champhai district on the Myanmar border on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).</p>.<p>This is the 23rd quake to jolt the northeastern state in the last five weeks.</p>.<p>The quake on Friday occurred at 11.16 am and the epicentre was 29 km southeast of Champhai, the NCS said.</p>.<p>The earthquake and heavy rains caused landslides at several places in the district, Champhai Deputy Commissioner Maria CT Zuali told PTI.</p>.<p>She said two buildings have been vacated and the water supply pipeline to Dungtlang village was damaged due to landslides.</p>.<p>The quantum of damage is yet to be ascertained as officials are assessing it, Zuali added</p>.<p>Many people have set up makeshift tents and camps, and are sleeping outside their houses spooked by frequent quakes.</p>.<p>The district administration has provided them tarpaulins, water tanks, solar lamps, first aid kits and eatables, according to officials.</p>.<p>A series of earthquakes have hit the state since June 18 with remote Champhai being the worst-affected.</p>.<p>Earthquakes have also rocked Saitual, Serchhip and Siaha districts.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, newly elected Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram K Vanlalvena, who is at present in the national capital, called on the secretary at the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, M Rajeevan, and asked him to send a team to the state.</p>.<p>Speaking to PTI from New Delhi, Vanlalvena said he urged the ministry to send seismologists to assess the cause of the frequent earthquakes.</p>.<p>He said the secretary told him that they were taking the earthquakes in Mizoram seriously and would put forward the matter before higher authorities. </p>
<p>An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude shook east Mizoram's Champhai district on the Myanmar border on Friday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).</p>.<p>This is the 23rd quake to jolt the northeastern state in the last five weeks.</p>.<p>The quake on Friday occurred at 11.16 am and the epicentre was 29 km southeast of Champhai, the NCS said.</p>.<p>The earthquake and heavy rains caused landslides at several places in the district, Champhai Deputy Commissioner Maria CT Zuali told PTI.</p>.<p>She said two buildings have been vacated and the water supply pipeline to Dungtlang village was damaged due to landslides.</p>.<p>The quantum of damage is yet to be ascertained as officials are assessing it, Zuali added</p>.<p>Many people have set up makeshift tents and camps, and are sleeping outside their houses spooked by frequent quakes.</p>.<p>The district administration has provided them tarpaulins, water tanks, solar lamps, first aid kits and eatables, according to officials.</p>.<p>A series of earthquakes have hit the state since June 18 with remote Champhai being the worst-affected.</p>.<p>Earthquakes have also rocked Saitual, Serchhip and Siaha districts.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, newly elected Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram K Vanlalvena, who is at present in the national capital, called on the secretary at the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, M Rajeevan, and asked him to send a team to the state.</p>.<p>Speaking to PTI from New Delhi, Vanlalvena said he urged the ministry to send seismologists to assess the cause of the frequent earthquakes.</p>.<p>He said the secretary told him that they were taking the earthquakes in Mizoram seriously and would put forward the matter before higher authorities. </p>