Sri Lanka, Sept. 14 -- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Assam's Guwahati at 4:41 pm, with tremors felt as far as North Bengal and neighbouring Bhutan. Its epicentre was in Udalguri district, the officials said. The depth of the quake was 5 km.

No reports of injury or damage to property have been received so far.

The northeast falls in the high seismic zone, making earthquakes frequent in the region, the officials said.

The earthquake comes days after a 3.5 magnitude quake struck Sonitpur in Assam on September 2.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....