Major earthquake shakes parts of Assam

There has been an earthquake

measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale iin Assam. A low intensity quake was felt in Delhi too.

The tremor in Assam on Monday was the fifth in the last one month and was of a longer duration than the others. The epicentre of the quake was in Bhutan.

The regional meteorological office at Kolkata said the tremor was felt at latitude 27.3 degrees north and longitude 91.5 degrees east in the region centering Bhutan. A report from Coochbehar in North Bengal said people rushed out of their houses as doors and windows rattled for about 20 seconds.

There has also been an earthquake in Delhi on Monday at 3.14pm. It measured at 4.7 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was in Uttarkashi.

However, there was no immediate report of damage to property or loss of life. More details are awaited.