Guwahati (Assam), Feb 17 : An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter scale occurred at 5.55 pm on Wednesday, 17 km west-northwest of Tezpur area of Sonitpur district in Assam, the National Center for Seismology said.
Strong tremors were also felt in state capital Guwahati.
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The earthquake occurred at Latitude 26.71 and Longitude 92.63.
The quake was also felt in Bangladesh, Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan, and China according to reports.
On February 15, a minor earthquake of magnitude 3.4 had occurred Kohima around 5 pm. No casualties or property damage was reported.
More details are awaited.
