An earthquake with a magnitude of 5 on the Richter Scale struck Assam’s Morigaon near Puri on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology said.
The quake occurred around 6.10 am at a depth of 91 km in the Bay of Bengal, they said.
The tremor was recorded at latitude 19.52 N and longitude 88.55 E, an IMD official said.
There was no report of any loss of properties or casualty so far, a senior official of the Odisha revenue department said, adding that the impact of the earthquake was “negligible” as its centre was in the Bay of Bengal.
The tremor was felt in Paradip, Puri, Berhampur and some other places in Odisha, he added.
A magnitude 5 earthquake is considered a moderate one, with the potential to cause noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises, and minor damage.
