Erthquake of 4.3 magnitude rocks Assam; tremors in Guwahati, Nagaon

An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude in the Richter scale on Sunday rocked Assam at around 4.04 pm. The Met office here said that the tremor was of "slight" intensity.

The epicentre of the quake was located at latitude 26.5 degree North and longitude 92.3 degree East in the region of Darrang in Assam. The tremor occurred at a depth of 10 km, the MET office added. No report of injury or damage to property has been reported so far, a police officer said.

Mild tremors were felt in Guwahati, Nagaon and few other parts of Assam at around 4.00 pm. today after a moderate earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale.

No causality has been reported yet. Further details are awaited.