At least 4 dead, 100 injured after 6.7 magnitude earthquake in India

Damage in Manipur state, India. — (Image credit: Twitter.com/indianexpress)

Early Monday, at least four people were killed in India after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Manipur state in the northeastern part of the country.

Several buildings were damaged, a market collapsed, and at least 100 people were injured, The Guardian reports. Police said people were killed and wounded in and around Manipur's capital, Imphal, after being hit by falling debris. The quake was felt in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and police said 40 injured people there were being treated at a major hospital. The epicenter was in the Tamenglong region of Manipur, India's meteorological department said, near India's borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.