Earthquake felt in West Bengal,Assam and Bihar
HIGHLIGHTS
Earthquake measured at magnitude 5.5
Tremors felt in whole of West Bengal
No damage to life or property reported
A mild earthquake struck Assam's Kokrajhar today. The earthquake was measured at a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale.
Earthquake tremors were felt all around the region. Earthquake tremors were felt in West Bengal and Bihar, to the west of the epicentre, and up to Arunachal Pradesh to the east.
Earthquake tremors were felt in almost the whole of West Bengal, including Kolkata as well as Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Malda and Mushidabad.
In Bihar, earthquake tremors were felt in Patna as well as parts of Kishanganj, Purnea and Katihar. Tremors were also felt in Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh.
Vineet Gahlaut, the director of National Seismology Center, said that the earthquake was of magnitude 5.5 and struck at a depth of about 10-12 kms from surface.
There were no reports of casualties or damage to property anywhere as of last updating this report.
