Earthquake Of 5.2 Magnitude Jolts Meghalaya, Tremors Felt In Neighbouring States
Northeast News: The earthquake occurred 10 kilometers beneath the earth’s surface with the epicenter located at Meghalaya's North Garo Hills.
Guwahati: An earthquake of 5.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted the northeastern region, including Assam, at 6.15 pm on Monday. The earthquake occurred 10 kilometers beneath the earth’s surface with the epicenter located at Meghalaya's North Garo Hills. The tremor was felt in all the neighbouring states of Meghalaya, including Assam's capital Guwahati.
“Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.2, Occurred on 02-10-2023, 18:15:18 IST, Lat: 25.90 & Long: 90.57, Depth: 10 Km, Location: North Garo Hills, Meghalaya” the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) stated on X, previously known as Twitter.
Following Monday’s earthquake of moderate intensity, there have been no reports of casualty or damage to any building or other structures due to the impact till the filing of this report.
On September 9, 2023, an earthquake of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale rocked Assam at 3.48 pm. The quake occurred at a depth of 43 kilometres beneath the earth’s surface with the epicenter located at Assam’s Cachar district. However, no casualty or damage to property was reported due to the tremor.
On August 19 this year, another earthquake of 4.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted Assam at 8.50 pm. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres beneath the earth’s surface with the epicenter located at Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. Due to the impact of this tremor too, no casualty or damage to property was reported.
As per the seismologists, the northeastern region of India falls in the seismic V zone. Frequent earthquakes occur in the region as it is surrounded by active thrust zones and subduction zones in the northern and eastern parts. In addition, several active fault lines scattered within the northeastern region result in it being seismically active.
The northeastern region experienced more than 30 earthquakes between January and March 14, 2023. The region has experienced several major earthquakes of magnitude 8 or above on the Richter Scale. Some of the major earthquakes have also changed the region’s topography.
The writer is a senior independent journalist covering the Northeast.
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