3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Sonitpur, Assam

TEZPUR: Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale hit Sonitpur in Assam at 08:33 AM 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: 3.1 with a Latitude of 26.74 N, Long: 92.39 E, and Depth of 16 Km.