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Published 19:35 IST, January 15th 2024

BREAKING: Earthquake of 3.6 Magnitude Strikes Assam

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Monday,  National Center for Seismology confirmed.

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Monday,  National Center for Seismology confirmed.
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Monday,  National Center for Seismology confirmed. | Image: X

Assam: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Monday,  National Center for Seismology confirmed.

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred in Assam's Tezpur in the early hours on 27 December, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) informed.

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at around 5.55 am at a depth of 20 km.

The epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at latitude 26.70 and longitude 93.22, as per the NCS.

Taking to X, the NCS wrote, “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 27-12-2023, 05:55:35 IST, Lat: 26.70 & Long: 93.22, Depth: 20 Km ,Location: 42km E of Tezpur, Assam, India for more information."

Updated 19:52 IST, January 15th 2024