Guwahati, Feb. 27 -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Assam's Morigaon district in the early hours of Thursday,with tremors felt in Guwahati and other parts of the state.

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), theearthquakestruck at 2.25 am at a depth of 16 kilometres.

"EQ of M: 5.0, On: 27/02/2025 02:25:40 IST, Lat: 26.28 N, Long: 92.24 E, Depth: 16 Km, Location: Morigaon, Assam," the NCS said on X.

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday.

"EQ of M: 5.1, On: 25/02/2025 06:10:25 IST, Lat: 19.52 N, Long: 88.55 E, Depth: 91 Km, Location: Bay of Bengal," the NCS said on X.

Earthquakes are quite common inAssamsince the st...