5.0 magnitude earthquake hits Assam, impression felt in B’desh, Myanmar, Bhutan and China too
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Earthquakes are comparatively frequent in Assam, because the state is positioned in one in all India’s most seismically lively areas. It falls below Seismic Zone V, indicating a excessive danger of robust tremors
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An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale struck Morigaon district in Assam in the course of the early hours of Thursday (February 27), as reported by the Nationwide Middle for Seismology (NCS).
The tremors had been felt in Guwahati and different areas of the state. In keeping with the monitoring company, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 16 kilometers at roughly 2:25 am.
The impression of the tremors had been reportedly felt in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, and China as nicely.
Earthquakes are comparatively frequent in Assam, because the state is positioned in one in all India’s most seismically lively areas. It falls below Seismic Zone V– that means that there’s a excessive danger of robust tremors.
