The northeastern region of the country was hit by an earthquake at 4:41 PM today, 14th September 2025. The epicentre of the earthquake was near Udalguri town in Assam, the district headquarters of Udalguri district bordering Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh.
The magnitude of the earthquake has been reported as 5.8 on the Richter scale by the National Centre of Seismology. However, the USGS has recorded the magnitude as 5.9, which is actually twice the magnitude of 5.8 as it is a logarithmic scale.
The tremors lasted for a long duration, spreading panic among people in the affected areas. There are no reports of casualties or damage to property so far.
Notably, as soon as the earthquake hit and everything started shacking, mobile phones instantly displayed an earthquake alert. The alert call