Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes India
A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck the state of Assam in India, the US Geological Survey has reported.
The state is in the north-east of the country, south of the Himalayas.
The USGS said the quake hit at a depth of 34 kilometres, with the epicentre just 11km from the town of Dhekiajuli.
An earthquake has struck in north-east India. US Geological Survey
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There have been reports of damage and casualties but no official information released.
Images posted to Twitter showed some damage to buildings in the state capital of Guwahati.
Images posted to Twitter by Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma showed some of the damage sustained in the state capital Guwahati. Himanta Biswa Sarma/Twitter
State MLA Ashok Singhal said that as yet there were no reports of casualties.
It is another blow to a country currently reeling before a COVID-19 crisis, with new case records set daily in the past week.
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