A shallow M5.8 earthquake of struck Udalguri district, Assam, at 16:41 LT (11:11 UTC) on September 14, 2025, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The agency reported a depth of around 5 km (3 miles). The USGS registered it as M5.5 at a depth of 29 km (18 miles).
At least 30 people have lost their lives across northeast India due to heavy rainfall and flash floods between Friday and Sunday, May 30 and June 1, 2025, according to official reports. The fatalities have been reported in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Meghalaya.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alerts for all northeastern states on July 2, 2024, forecasting heavy rainfall as several rivers cross danger levels. 16 people were reported dead over the last two weeks due to rain-induced landslides and 80 people have lost their lives so far all over Northeast.
Floods triggered by the monsoon, which hit Assam on June 10, 2023, have so far impacted around 34 189 people, particularly in the Lakhimpur district. In the wake of breached embankments and significant rainfall, hectares of crops have been affected, prompting the establishment of relief measures.
Nearly 4 500 homes in four districts of upper Assam, India were damaged during a massive hailstorm that hit the region late December 26 into December 27, 2022.
Massive floods affecting northeastern India and Bangladesh over the past couple of days have left at least 18 people dead and millions of homes underwater.
Southwest monsoon seems to have arrived early this year as very heavy rains hit Assam, producing destructive floods and landslides.
A strong and shallow earthquake registered by India's National Center for Seismology as M6.4 hit Assam, India at 02:21 UTC (07:56 LT) on April 28, 2021. The agency is reporting a depth of 17 km (10.5 miles). The USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 34 km (21…
At least 225 000 people have been affected in nine districts of Assam, India, as the ongoing third wave of flooding worsens, officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) reported Sunday, September 27, 2020. Around 10 000 ha (25 000 acres) of…
Extensive flooding from severe monsoon rains continues to impact much of India, with more than 13 million people affected and 771 fatalities as of August 7, 2020. More than half a million people have been evacuated in West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya…
