People spend sleepless night as quake aftershocks rock Assam

A total of eight quakes jolted the State since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology said.

April 29, 2021 11:48 am | Updated 11:53 am IST - Guwahati:

A view of the damage on a wall in an apartment complex at Baltola area, in Guwahati.

A view of the damage on a wall in an apartment complex at Baltola area, in Guwahati.

People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks continued to shake Assam, following the strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake that caused extensive damage in the State.

After the first quake of 6.4 magnitude struck Tezpur at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday, a total of 18 aftershocks hit the district and its nearby areas on both sides of the Brahmaputra in central Assam, an official said on Thursday morning.

A total of eight quakes jolted the State since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in its bulletin.

The strongest one was of 4.6 magnitude that hit at 1.20 a.m., forcing the people to run out of their homes in panic.

The other tremors were of 2.8, 2.6, 2.9, 2.3, 2.7, 2.7 and 2.8 magnitudes, hitting the State at 9.38 p.m., 12.24 a.m., 1.10 a.m., 1.41 a.m., 1.52 a.m., 2.38 a.m. and 7.13 a.m., NCS said.

There was no immediate report of any damage to any structure, or injury to the people due to these aftershocks.

Severe damage to buildings and roads was reported from across Assam, following the first earthquake, tremors of which were felt across the Northeast, parts of West Bengal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

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