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Earthquake of slight intensity felt in Assam

No loss of life or property was immediately reported

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Press Trust of India Guwahati
An earthquake of slight intensity measuring 3.5 on the Richter Scale shook Assam in the early hours today.

Met office said the epicentre was in Sonitpur district on latitude 26.8 degree north and 92.5 degree east at a depth of five km, the office said.

It was experienced shortly after midnight at 0048 hours.

No loss of life or property was immediately reported, a police official said.

Earlier on April 25, two mild tremors had been felt at Guwahati and its neighbouring areas in Assam following the devastating tremor in Nepal.

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First Published: Apr 29 2015 | 11:48 AM IST

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