Highlights 1 The tremors were felt at 7.40 a.m. with the epicentre in Assam's Karimganj district. 2 There have been no reports of any casualties or damage. 3 The seven northeastern states are the sixth major earthquake-prone belt in the world. A moderate earthquake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, rocked the northeastern states on Tuesday, an official said. — ANI (@ANI_news) November 15, 2016Also read: More than half of India's area vulnerable to earthquakesThe seven northeastern states -- Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur - are considered by seismologists as the sixth major earthquake-prone belt in the world.

Source: India Today November 15, 2016 04:39 UTC