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Assam: Two Earthquakes Jolt Guwahati and Barpeta

GUWAHATI: Two medium-intensity earthquakes shook Assam in quick succession on the wee hours of Tuesday, September 22. 


"The first earthquake of magnitude 4.4, with its epicentre at 44 km west of Guwahati, occurred at 1.28 AM at a depth of 5 km," Sanjay Shaw, Director of Meteorology at IMD Guwahati informed G Plus.


The second earthquake of magnitude 4.2, with its epicentre in Barpeta district, occurred two seconds later at a depth of 71 km, he added. 


No loss of life or property has been reported yet.

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