Watch dreadful visuals of the damage caused by the Earthquake in Assam
- | Wednesday | 28th April, 2021
A 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake jolted Sonitpur in Assam, while strong tremors were felt in Guwahati and Tezpur too.
Earthquake tremors were felt in Guwahati, Assam on Wednesday (April 28) morning. At the same time, earthquake tremors have also been reported in Tezpur and Sonitpur. The earthquake measured 6.4 magnitudes on the Richter scale. During this period, people came out of their homes in panic and there was a state of chaos.
According to information received from the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 7:51 am. During this time, 6.4 Magnitude intensity was recorded in Sonitpur, while strong tremors were felt in Guwahati and Tezpur too. Panic spread among people as soon as the information was received about the earthquake. They came out of their respective homes. At the same time, there was chaos for a long time.
Due to the strong tremors of the earthquake, walls collapsed in many areas. At the same time, the trees also collapsed in many places. Earthquake tremors have also been reported in some areas of North Bengal and Bihar.
#WATCH Assam | A building in Nagaon tilts against its adjacent building. An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 on the Richter Scale hit Sonitpur today. Tremors were felt in Nagaon too. pic.twitter.com/03ljgzyBhS
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2021
The tremors were so huge that the walls and ceiling of a 5 Star Hotel began to crumble. At one place, a stream of water broke out from the paddy field. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, talking to CM Sarbananda Sonowal, wished everyone well and assured all possible help from the Center. See the dreadful visuals caused by the earthquake
Water seeping out from a paddy field in Narayanpur area of Dhekiajuli, the epicenter of the massive 6.7 earthquake in Assam pic.twitter.com/BOD6bfCp6s
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 28, 2021
#WATCH Assam | Cracks appeared on a road in Sonitpur
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2021
as a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the region this morning. pic.twitter.com/WfP7xWGy2q
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