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A mild intensity earthquake shook Assam and parts of the North-Eastern region on Monday.

The quake with a magnitude of 4.7 on the Richter scale shook the region at 9.4 am. The epicentre of the quake was in Nongstion in Meghalaya region.

People in almost the Lower Assam districts felt the jolt and came out in the open. Officials from Assam State Disaster Management Authority said there was no report of any damage from any part of the state.

There are also reports of tremors being felt in some parts of the North-East, said a MET official.