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Two Quakes Jolt Assam; Tremors Felt In Parts Of Northeast And Bengal

Residents of Udalguri, Sonitpur, Tamulpur, Nalbari and several other districts felt tremors, officials said. Panic-gripped people were seen rushing out of their residences in Guwahati.

Tezpur: Two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 5.8 and 3.1 on the Richter Scale, jolted several parts of Assam on Sunday. The gap between the two tremors was 13 minutes. However, no loss of life or property has been reported.

The epicentre of the earthquake that struck at 4.41 pm was in Udalguri district with a depth of five km, the Central Meteorological Centre said. The second quake struck from the same source, and a minor third quake of 2.9 magnitude struck at 5.21 pm, it added.

Many houses in Sonitpur, Goh

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