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3.3 magnitude earthquake felt in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS) A moderate earthquake was felt in Assam on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
NCS shared on its X handle that the magnitude of the quake was 3.3 and the epicentre was at Bongaigaon at a depth of 7 km.
The quake occurred at 11:44 a.m. on Tuesday.
Mild tremors were felt in different parts of the state.
Notably, a quake also occurred in Assam in the previous week. The epicentre of that quake was in Darang district at a depth of 20 kilometers. The magnitude of the quake was about 3.5 in the Richter scale, according to the National Centre of Seismology.
–IANS
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