Assam, 3rd November: An earthquake of 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Northeast States Assam, Manipur, and Meghalaya besides neighbouring Bangladesh in the wee hour of Tuesday. There was no report of any casualties yet.
The tremor was recorded at 1.30 am on Tuesday, at a shallow depth of 10 km on latitude 26.69 North and longitude 91.15 degrees East with epicenter at Nongstoin in Meghalaya. Nongstoin is 81 kilometers from the capital city of Assam.
The quake was felt by people in the area of the epicenter besides Shillong, Mairang in Manipur, and Guwahati and its outskirts areas. The tremor lasted for about 30 seconds.
