Guwahati: Two consecutive earthquakes measuring 3.6 and a pair of.8 on the Richter scale hit central Assam on Saturday morning, in keeping with an official bulletin.
There have been no rapid stories of damage to anybody or injury to property as a result of both earthquake. A report from the National Seismology Center says the primary earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 9:03 a.m., with its epicenter close to Titabar in Jorhat district on the south financial institution of the Brahmaputra River, at a depth of fifty km.
Residents of neighboring districts of Sivasagar, Karbi Anglong and Golaghat additionally felt the tremor. Lakhimpur on the north financial institution of the Brahmaputra additionally felt the tremors. The quake may be felt in lots of elements of northwestern Nagaland, the report mentioned.
Earthquake of magnitude 3.6, occurred on 2023-03-18, 09:03:09 IST, Lat: 26.54 and lengthy. 94.23, Depth: 50 Km, Location: 23 km south of Jorhat, Assam, India for extra data Download BhooKamp App: https://t.co/RfewA8UwPs@Dr_Mishra1966 @moesgoi: @ndmaindia: @Indiametdept @Ravi_MoES: pic.twitter.com/k3qcqMsqEy— National Seismology Center (@NCS_Earthquake) March 18, 2023
The second tremor of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale was recorded at 11:02 a.m., with the epicenter close to Dalgaon in Darrang district on the north financial institution of the Brahmaputra, at a depth of 9 km, it mentioned. he provides.
This earthquake might be felt by residents of Udalguri, Baksa and Sonintpur districts, whereas these of Morigaon on the southern financial institution of the mighty river have been additionally shaken. The northeast area falls into the excessive seismic zone, with earthquakes hitting the area steadily.
