Earthquake damages property in northeastern India
December 29th, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Guwahati, Dec 29 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale shook India’s northeast Tuesday, damaging property in some parts, including in Assam’s main city Guwahati.
The tremor shook the region at 2.30 p.m. with the epicentre plotted near the India-Myanmar border, according to the US Geological Survey.
Cracks have developed in some buildings in Guwahati. In some flats, toilets and wash basins have broken into pieces.
Further details are awaited.
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Tags: assam, cracks, earthquake damages, epicentre, guwahati, myanmar border, northeastern india, richter scale, toilets, tremor, us geological survey, wash basins
