An earthquake of moderate intensity of 5.6 on the Richter Scale rocked Assam, including its capital Guwahati, at 6:35 am on Sunday.
The epicentre of the tremor was in Kokrajhar at a depth of 10 km on latitude 26.5 degree north and longitude 90.1 degree east, MET officials said.
The quake rattled doors and windows forcing people to rush out of their houses, police said.
There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, they said.
Mild tremor jolts Meghalaya
A moderate earthquake jolted Meghalaya on Sunday , but there was no report of loss of life or damage to property.
Officials at the Regional Seismological Centre here said the tremor, with its epicentre in Assam’s Kokrajhar district,was also felt in other North-Eastern states.
Assam and all states in the North East are categorized under Zone-V in the country’s Seismological Map, they said.
An earthquake of moderate intensity of 5.6 on the Richter Scale rocked Assam, including its capital Guwahati, at 6:35 am on Sunday.
