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3d ago

Magnitude 5.8–5.9 Quake Rattles Assam’s Udalguri District

Officials reported no casualties or major damage, with agency readings varying slightly.

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Overview

  • The National Center for Seismology recorded the quake at 4:41 pm IST with an epicentre in Udalguri district at 26.78°N, 92.33°E and a depth of 5 km.
  • Magnitude estimates differed across agencies, with NCS at 5.8, USGS at 5.9, and GFZ at 5.71 occurring at roughly 10 km depth.
  • Tremors were felt in parts of neighbouring Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura, according to local reports.
  • Assam government officials told PTI there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property.
  • Union minister and former Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal urged residents to stay alert in a post on X as people shared accounts of strong shaking.