An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hit Assam’s Goalpara, near Assam-Bengal border, around 8:45 am on Wednesday. Tremors were felt in parts of North Bengal, including Darjeeling and Cooch Behar.
A National Center for Seismology report said the quake was recorded at 8.45 am, having an epicentre at Goalpara in Lower Assam at a depth of 14 km. Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) Deputy Director Sanjay O’neil Shaw said the place of occurrence was 71 km north of Tura in Meghalaya and the tremors were felt there too. People in the districts of Lower Assam, including Guwahati, and Meghalaya ran out of their homes in panic.
According to the National Center for Seismology, Tura in Meghalaya was the epicentre of the earthquake. “Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 07-07-2021, 08:45:25 IST, Lat: 26.15 & Long: 90.28, Depth: 14 Km ,Location: 71km N of Tura, Meghalaya, India,” the National Center for Seismology tweeted.
Northeastern India falls in the high seismic zone, making earthquakes frequently hit the region.
News Source : TOI
