Guwahati: A 5.0 magnitude earthquake shook central Assam early Thursday morning, according to an official bulletin.
No injuries or damage to property have been reported so far, officials confirmed.
The National Center for Seismology stated that the quake occurred at 2:25 am, with its epicenter in Morigaon district, located on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra River, at a depth of 16 kilometers.
The epicenter lies approximately 52 kilometers east of Guwahati, in central Assam.
The tremors were felt widely across Assam, including districts such as Kamrup Metropolitan, Nagaon, East and West Karbi Anglong, Hojai, Dima Hasao, Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dhubri, South Salmara-Mankachar, and Goalpara.
On the northern bank of the Brahmaputra, areas such as Darrang, Tamulpur, Sonitpur, Kamrup, Biswanath, Udalguri, Nalbari, Bajali, Barpeta, Baksa, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, and Lakhimpur also experienced the tremors.
Beyond Assam, the quake was felt in central-western Arunachal Pradesh, parts of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and West Bengal.
Neighbouring regions such as central-eastern Bhutan, parts of China, and Bangladesh also reported tremors.
The quake caused residents to rush out of their homes in panic, seeking safety in open areas.
The northeastern region of India lies in a high seismic zone, making it prone to frequent earthquakes.
