Earthquake of magnitude 5 on Ritcher scale rattles Morigaon district in Assam
An earthquake of magnitude five on the Richter scale struck Assam's Morigaon district in the early hours of Thursday, according to the NCS.
Morigaon: An earthquake of magnitude five on the Richter scale struck Assam’s Morigaon district in the early hours of Thursday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 2:25 am at a depth of 16 kilometres.
“EQ of M: 5.0, On: 27/02/2025 02:25:40 IST, Lat: 26.28 N, Long: 92.24 E, Depth: 16 Km, Location: Morigaon, Assam,” the NCS said on X.
Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale struck the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of Tuesday.
According to NCS, the earthquake occurred at 6:10 am at a depth of 91 kilometres.
“EQ of M: 5.1, On: 25/02/2025 06:10:25 IST, Lat: 19.52 N, Long: 88.55 E, Depth: 91 Km, Location: Bay of Bengal,” the NCS said on X.
On February 25, an earthquake hit the Odisha coast, Kolkata and other neighbouring states of Jharkhand, Bihar that had been centered at the Bay of Bengal at a depth of 91 km. The earthquake in Assam also hit the Bay of Bengal.
The state of Assam lies in the seismic zone V making it prone to earthquakes of moderate to high intensity.
Here’s the official post:
EQ of M: 5.0, On: 27/02/2025 02:25:40 IST, Lat: 26.28 N, Long: 92.24 E, Depth: 16 Km, Location: Morigaon, Assam.
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