Earthquake Of 4.3 Magnitude Recorded In Sikkim

GANGTOK: 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. Along with this, people in Sonitpur district also felt tremors of the earthquake. Notably, on Saturday, Gujarat's Surat district also reported an earthquake of 3.8 magnitude.

The Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) informed that, the tremors were felt at around 12:52 am in the midnight. 'It was recorded at a depth of 5.2 kilometres, and the epicentre was in the Arabian sea off Hazira in the district. The tremors caused no damage to property or life,' a district disaster management official said.

Also Read: Assam: Earthquake Of 4.0 Magnitude Recorded In Nagaon

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