3.6 magnitude earthquake hit Assam’s Sonitpur
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale struck Assam’s Sonitpur on Thursday, mentioned the National Centre for Seismology. This was the seventh tremor after the earthquake of 6.4 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Assam’s Sonitpur on Wednesday.
According to the NCS, the quake occurred at 13:04 pm. The epicentre of the quake was 46 km west of Tezpur at a depth of 27 kilometers.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 29-04-2021, 13:04:20 IST, Lat: 26.61 & Long: 92.33, Depth: 27 Km ,Location: 46km W of Tezpur, Assam, India,” NCS tweeted.
Earlier in the present day, earthquakes of magnitude 2.6, 2.9, 4.6, 2.7, 2.3, 2.7 on the Richter Scale had hit Sonitpur at 12.24 am, 1.10 am, 1.20 am, 1.41 am 1.52 am and a pair of.38 respectively.
Prior to that on Wednesday, round 10 earthquakes had hit the Sonitpur all through the day. The most extreme amongst them was an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale that struck Sonitpur on Wednesday morning.
According to NCS, the world is seismically very energetic falling within the highest Seismic Hazard zone V related to collisional tectonics the place Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate.
“The historical and instrumentally recorded earthquake data (NCS catalogue) reveals that the region is affected by moderate to large earthquakes and the most prominent events among those are the July 29, 1960, Assam earthquake of magnitude 6.0,” mentioned NCS in a launch.
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