Earthquake Of Magnitude 3.9 Hit Shillong

SHILLONG: Adding up to the series of earthquakes, Shillong on Thursday morning witnessed an earthquake of magnitude 3.9, informed India’s National Centre for Seismology. As per the reports, the quake had hit at a depth of 46km under the epicentre. 

The epicentre was near Shillong in East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya. The earthquake struck at 8:56 am in the morning on 16th February, 2023. However, the accurate magnitude, epicentre and depth of earthquake might be examined once again, after the NCS reviews their findings. Towns and cities nearby the epicentre felt minor shaking, the report stated. 

The areas which felt the tremors include Cherrapunji, Chhatak, Mairang, Nongstoin. The National Centre for Seismology announced an earthquake of 4.3 on the Richter scale that has hit the town of Yuksom in Sikkim. The tremors were felt at around 4:15am and at a depth of 10 kilometres on Monday. 

The NCS tweeted regarding the same mentioning details about the quake. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 13-02-2023, 04:15:04 IST, Lat: 27.81 & Long: 87.71, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 70 km NW of Yuksom, Sikkim, India," the NCS informed in the tweet. No case of casualties, property damage or injuries has been reported as of now. 

A similar episode took place on Sunday where the National Centre of Seismology informed that, an earthquake of 4.0 magnitude on the Richter scale has hit Assam’s Nagaon district on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at around 4:18 pm in the region, the Centre mentioned. The NCS tweeted regarding the same, mentioning the accurate date, time and location. "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 12-02-2023, 16:18:17 IST, Lat: 26.10 & Long: 92.72, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nagaon, Assam," the NCS tweeted. 

As per the reports, the casualties were reported and no property was destroyed in the occurrence. The epicentre was Nagaon with a depth of 10km. According to the sources, the earthquake took place at a distance of 160km east from Guwahati, which is near to Central Assam’s Hojai. Residents of West Karbi Anglong, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat and Morigaon districts felt earth tremors.

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