The quake was centred just inside Myanmar, 130 kilometres (80 miles) from the Indian city of Imphal, the capital of the northeastern state of Manipur, the US Geological Survey said.[break]
In Guwahati, about 300 kilometres from the epicentre, homes were shaken for about 8-10 seconds at 08:46am (1516 GMT), leading people to run into the streets, an AFP correspondent said.
There were no immediate reports of damage, except for minor cracks in buildings.
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