A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked the Indian state of Assam, with many witnesses reporting powerful tremors felt across the country’s northeast.
The quake struck near the towns Dhekiajuli and Tezpur at a depth of around 18 miles (29 km) on Wednesday morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), while the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) recorded a depth of just shy of 25 miles (40 km). Aftershocks have been reported, with USGS measuring at least one at a magnitude of 4.9.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
