Guwahati, November 24 (IANS). Mild earthquake tremors were felt in the hilly Dima Hasao district of Assam on Saturday night. Its intensity was measured at 3.8 on the Richter scale.
A disaster management official said the earthquake was felt in Dima Hasao district and surrounding areas at around 11.05 pm. There is no immediate information about loss of life or property.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the epicenter of the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers from the surface.
Saturday’s earthquake in Assam is the sixth such earthquake to hit the hilly northeastern states in less than a month.
Earlier on November 22, an earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale had hit Bishnupur district and surrounding areas of Manipur, in which there was no news of any damage or casualties. Its center was at a depth of 10 kilometers from the surface.
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was felt in West Kameng district and surrounding areas of Arunachal Pradesh on November 21, with its epicenter at a depth of five kilometers from the surface.
A mild earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale hit Sikkim’s capital Gangtok and surrounding areas of the Himalayan state on November 12.
On the same day, an earthquake of 3.6 magnitude occurred in Karbi Anglong, a hill district of Assam, whose epicenter was at a depth of 20 kilometers from the surface.
Another earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale struck Kamle and surrounding areas in Arunachal Pradesh on October 28, with its epicenter at a depth of 10 kilometres.
At least one state in the mountainous northeastern region experiences earthquakes every week, with most tremors measuring three to four on the Richter scale.
Frequent earthquakes in the hilly north-eastern states, especially Assam, Mizoram and Manipur, are forcing public and private builders to construct earthquake-resistant structures. Seismologists consider the mountainous northeastern region to be the sixth most earthquake-prone region in the world.
In 1950, an earthquake measuring 8.7 on the Richter scale diverted the course of the Brahmaputra River, which passes through the crowded city of Guwahati, the main commercial center of the northeastern region.
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