Shillong, April 28:  A major earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale jolted Assam and other parts of Northeast as well as North Bengal this morning.

This is the first major earthquake in Assam in past four decades.

The 1960 earthquake jas measured 6.0 M on the Richter scale.

Severla aftershocks were recorded till evening.

The epicenter was Dhekiajuli of sonitpur district.

According to the National Centre of Seismology, the earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale originated in Sonitpur, Tezpur of Assam. The first earthquake was recorded at 7:51 am and according to the seismology centre, it was centred 43 km west of Tezpur in Assam.
There were seven aftershocks following the first major earthquake, one at 7.58 am and another at 8.01 am. The seven aftershocks of magnitude 3.2 to 4.7 were recorded over the next 2 hours 30 minutes in the vicinity of Sonitpur in Assam.