An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 hit Assam and several northeastern states last night. However, no damage to properties or loss of life was reported. According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the origin time was 00:53 HRS and the epicentre was
located in Myanmar at a depth of 106 kilometres beneath the Earth’s surface. Jolt due to the quake was felt by residents in many places of northeastern states including Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.