BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shakes Assam

BREAKING NEWS: Earthquake of magnitude 6.4 shakes Assam

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale shook large parts of lower Assam on Wednesday morning. According to initial reports, buildings in Guwahati and other areas were damaged, however, there were no immediate reports of any casualties.

The National Centre for Seismology said the quake, with its epicentre in the state’s Sonitpur district, struck at 7.51am. Two aftershocks, one measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck at 7.58 am with its epicentre 30km from Tezpur town, while the second one, measuring 4.4 on Richter scale occurred 8.01am some 39km from Tezpur.

 

 

 

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