Highlights
An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the Richter scale rocked Assam on Wednesday (April 28, 2021) morning.
However, no loss of life or property has been reported as of now.
New Delhi: A massive earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam, India on Wednesday (April 28) morning. As per the information available at the moment, the earthquake originated in Assam and tremors were felt across Assam, North Bengal and other parts of the Northeast.
However, no loss of life or property has been reported as of now.
As per the National Centre of Seismology, the origin of the earthquake is Tezpur of Assam. The According to the seismology centre, the earthquake was centred 43 km west of Tezpur in Assam.
Highlights
PM Modi, Shah spoke to CM Sonowal and assured him Centre s full support.
New Delhi: Minutes after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Assam on Wednesday (April 28, 2021) morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and assured him Centre s full support. Spoke to Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal Ji regarding the earthquake in parts of the state. Assured all possible help from the Centre. I pray for the well-being of the people of Assam, said PM Modi.
Spoke to Assam CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal Ji regarding the earthquake in parts of the state. Assured all possible help from the Centre. I pray for the well-being of the people of Assam.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hits Sikkim-Nepal border, tremors felt in Assam, Bihar, West Bengal
Earthquake tremors also felt in parts of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.
Share
Updated: Apr 5, 2021, 09:41 PM IST
An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Sikkim on Monday night, the National Center for Seismology said. The quake occurred at 8.49 pm at a depth of 10 km near the India-Bhutan border.
People got frightened and rushed out of their houses. Earthquake tremors were also felt in parts of Assam, Bihar and West Bengal.
More details awaited.
4.7 magnitude earthquake hit Sonitpur district of Assam and Guwahati at 5.54 pm on Wednesday.
The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said that there is no report of any loss of life or damage reported so far, police said. People rushed outdoors in fear after the quake. According to the NCS, The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of ten km located on latitude 26.71 degrees north and longitude 92.63 degrees east in Tezpur area of Sonitpur district.
Meanwhile, An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted Ladakh today early morning. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck the Union Territory at 7:39 am. The depth of the earthquake was recorded to be 200 kilometres.
Earthquake strikes during Rahul Gandhi s live session. Watch his reaction
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacts with Prof Dipesh Chakrabarty & students of The University of Chicago, Institute of Politics, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo)Premium
1 min read
However, Rahul Gandhi smoothly continued virtually interacting with the students of the University of Chicago
Share Via
Read Full Story
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was unflustered by an earthquake that struck Tajikistan on late Friday night while he was virtually interacting with the students of the University of Chicago and calmly continued with the live programme. By the way, I think there s an earthquake going on, Rahul Gandhi was heard saying in the live virtual interaction with historian Dipesh Chakrabarty and political science students from the University of Chicago when strong tremors were felt across north India in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.