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Strong earthquake tremors were felt in Morigaon area of Assam on Thursday at 2:25 am. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 5 on the Richter scale. After the earth shook, everyone came out of their houses. Due to panic and fear, people remained outside their houses for some time. It is not yet known what was the epicenter of the earthquake.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the intensity of the earthquake was measured at 5.0. At the same time, it was 16 kilometers deep. Also, there is no news of any loss of life and property so far. An earthquake of magnitude 5 is considered moderate, in which things inside the house start shaking, there is a rattling sound and there is a possibility of minor damage, but it is not very dangerous.
Tremors felt last month too
Earlier also, earthquake tremors were felt in Assam on January 24 last month. The intensity was measured at 4.8 on the Richter scale, which was a mild earthquake. This caused panic among the people, but there was no damage or casualties. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), tremors were felt in some parts of the Northeast region on Friday midnight.
NCS had said that the epicenter of the earthquake was in Myanmar at a depth of 106 km from the surface of the earth. Tremors of the earthquake were felt in many parts of the northeastern states.
Recently the capital had shaken
Delhi was also hit by a terrible earthquake on February 17. People in the capital woke up not with the morning alarm but with fear and panic, when their beds started shaking rapidly, windows and doors started making noise. These tremors were felt in Delhi at 5:36 am on February 17. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 4.0 on the Richter scale. According to people, the tremors of the earthquake were felt for several seconds. The epicenter was in Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan at a depth of 5 km from the earth.
