An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale shook large parts of lower Assam on Wednesday morning. Two aftershocks, one measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck at 7.58 am with its epicentre 30km from Tezpur town, while the second one, measuring 4.4 on Richter scale occurred 8.01am some 39km from Tezpur. "Big earthquake hits Assam. “Spoke to Assam CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal Ji regarding the earthquake in parts of the state. “Have spoken to the Chief Minister of Assam, Shri @sarbanandsonwal ji, to assess the condition in different parts of the state after an earthquake.

Source: Hindustan Times April 28, 2021 02:40 UTC