Assam hit by two earthquakes

GUWAHATI, 18 Mar: Two back-to-back earthquakes of 3.6 and 2.8 magnitudes on the Richter scale hit central Assam on Saturday morning, an official bulletin said.
There was no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property due to either of the quakes.
A National Centre for Seismology report said that the first quake, of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, was recorded at 9:03 am, with its epicentre near Titabar in Jorhat district on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river, at a depth of 50 kms.
The second tremor, of 2.8 magnitude on the Richter scale, was registered at 11:02 am, with the epicentre near Dalgaon in Darrang district on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra, at a depth of 9 kms, it added. (PTI)