<p>Two earthquakes measuring 3.1 and 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Assam today, forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic.<br /><br />There was no immediate report of any injury or damage to property due to the tremors, the police said.<br /><br />Met office here said the first quake of 3.1 intensity rocked Guwahati and other places of the state at 5.30 AM.<br /><br />It had its epicentre at latitude 25.6 degree north and longitude 93.2 degree east at a depth of 10 km in Karbi Anglong district of the state.<br /><br />The second tremor of moderate intensity was at 7.41 AM with its epicentre 23.8 north and 94.5 degree east in the Indo-Myanmar region at a depth of 100 km, the office said.<br />A report from Shillong said a moderate intensity quake also rocked Meghalaya and most of the north eastern region.<br /><br />Officials at the Regional Seismological Centre here told PTI that the earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale occurred at around 7:11 AM and its epicentre was traced to a depth of 100 km underneath the earth's crust in Myanmar but close to Manipur.</p>.<p><br />There was no report of any casualty following the tremor which lasted for a few seconds only.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Two earthquakes measuring 3.1 and 5.5 on the Richter scale shook Assam today, forcing people to rush out of their houses in panic.<br /><br />There was no immediate report of any injury or damage to property due to the tremors, the police said.<br /><br />Met office here said the first quake of 3.1 intensity rocked Guwahati and other places of the state at 5.30 AM.<br /><br />It had its epicentre at latitude 25.6 degree north and longitude 93.2 degree east at a depth of 10 km in Karbi Anglong district of the state.<br /><br />The second tremor of moderate intensity was at 7.41 AM with its epicentre 23.8 north and 94.5 degree east in the Indo-Myanmar region at a depth of 100 km, the office said.<br />A report from Shillong said a moderate intensity quake also rocked Meghalaya and most of the north eastern region.<br /><br />Officials at the Regional Seismological Centre here told PTI that the earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale occurred at around 7:11 AM and its epicentre was traced to a depth of 100 km underneath the earth's crust in Myanmar but close to Manipur.</p>.<p><br />There was no report of any casualty following the tremor which lasted for a few seconds only.<br /><br /></p>