Assam Hit By 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake, No Casualties Reported

An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude has hit parts of Assam with the epicenter being Sonitpur. There hasn't been any property damage or loss of life as the earthquake was mild in nature.

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Updated on: 11 June 2023 9:05 am

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The central part of Assam was hit by an earthquake of 3.6 magnitude. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or injury to anyone or damage to property, reportedly.

A National Center for Seismology report said the latest quake was recorded at 11:35 am with the epicentre in Sonitpur district on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra river.

Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 11-06-2023, 11:35:58 IST, Lat: 26.72 & Long: 92.47, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: Sonitpur, Assam, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/ZQY9F1MVl7 @Indiametdept @ndmaindia @Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES @KirenRijiju pic.twitter.com/kc28ZEEEZp
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) June 11, 2023

According to the reports, the depth of the quake was five km.

The exact location of the epicentre of the earthquake is around 150 km northeast of Guwahati, near Tezpur town in north central Assam.

People in the neighbouring Darrang, Lakhimpur and Udalguri districts also felt the tremor, besides those in Morigaon, Nagaon and West Karbi Anglong on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river.

The northeastern states fall in the high seismic zone, and earthquakes frequently hit the region.

(With PTI inputs)