People spend sleepless night as quake aftershocks rock Assam
The Hindu
A total of eight quakes jolted the State since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology said.
People spent a sleepless night as a series of aftershocks continued to shake Assam, following the strong that caused extensive damage in the State. After the first quake of 6.4 magnitude struck Tezpur at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday, a total of 18 aftershocks hit the district and its nearby areas on both sides of the Brahmaputra in central Assam, an official said on Thursday morning. A total of eight quakes jolted the State since Wednesday night and all originated in and around Tezpur, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said in its bulletin.More Related News
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