Earthquake in Assam, Meghalaya: Tremors of 4.0 magnitude hit North East India; epicentre in East Khasi Hills

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Earthquake in Assam, Meghalaya: A medium intensity earthquake 4.0 in magnitude on the Richter scale hit Assam and Meghalaya today during the afternoon. According to the India Meteorological Department’s website, the earthquake struck the north-East region of India at 3:13 PM.

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The epicentre was at East Khasi Hills in Meghalaya at a depth of 10 km from the ground. (Representative photo: PTI)

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As per initial reports, tremors were also felt in Pakistan's capital Islamabad.(Representative photo: Reuters)

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Earthquake had hit Assam last night too, which measured 3.0 in magnitude on the Richter Scale. (Representative photo: Reuters)