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Assam Earthquake: Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude shakes Assam, felt in Meghalaya
Assam Earthquake: An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale was felt across Assam at around 4:18 am on Monday.
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale struck Morigaon, Assam, at 04:17:40 IST on Monday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The tremor was felt across several districts in Assam and even in Shillong, Meghalaya.
According to the NCS, the epicenter was located at 26.37°N latitude and 92.29°E longitude, at a depth of 50 km in Morigaon, Assam.
There have been no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Authorities have urged residents to stay alert and follow safety precautions in case of aftershocks.
As per a PTI report, people in the neighbouring Kamrup Metropolitan, Nagaon, East Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, Hojai, Dima Hasao, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dhubri, South Salmara-Mankachar and Goalpara districts also felt the jolt.
Furthermore, Darrang, Tamulpur, Sonitpur, Kamrup, Biswanath, Udalguri, Nalbari, Bajali, Barpeta, Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon and Lakhimpur on the northern bank of Brahmaputra also felt the tremors.
The tremor forced people to scamper out of their homes to open areas from their sleep.
The northeastern region falls in the high seismic zone, making it earthquake-prone.
As per a report by the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake was also felt in some areas of central-western Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and several areas of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal.
Central-eastern Bhutan, parts of China and Bangladesh were also shaken, the report added.
(With agency inputs)
