3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Sonitpur, Assam

TEZPUR: Earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Sonitpur in Assam at 19:22 PM today, National Center for Seismology said.

No damage or casualty has been reported so far.

According to NCS, the area is seismically very active falling in the highest Seismic Hazard zone V associated with collisional tectonics where Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate.

Further, EQ Parameters: M: 3.5 with a Latitude of 26.68 N, Long: 92.39 E, and Depth of 27 Km.