Assam Earthquake: Assam experienced a mild earthquake on Tuesday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
The epicenter of the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 3.3 and was located at a depth of 7 kilometers at Bongaigaon, was reported by NCS on its X handle. On Tuesday, the earthquake struck at 11:44 a.m. Different sections of the state experienced minor tremors.
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 201 kilometers southeast of Fakfak, Indonesia, on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey.
The earthquake struck the area at 04:07 GMT, with its epicenter located at 133.74 degrees east longitude and 4.03 degrees south latitude. It was 10.0 kilometers deep.
Japan Earthquake: On Monday, January 1, around 4:10 p.m. local time, a strong 7.6-magnitude earthquake on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture on the west coast of central Japan shook the region, causing numerous houses to collapse and numerous roads to collapse. Additionally, coastal areas received a tsunami warning.
A total of 155 earthquake shocks were reported in a single day. In the earthquake, at least 30 individuals perished. People who are buried beneath the debris are being searched as part of ongoing relief and rescue efforts. Early on Tuesday, bodies were being removed from the wreckage of collapsed buildings, according to police and municipal authorities.
Since Monday, there have been 155 earthquakes throughout Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Office, including one with a magnitude of 7.6 and one larger than 6. Six severe aftershocks were nevertheless reported early on Tuesday, according to the JMA, even though the majority of the earthquakes were stronger than magnitude 3.
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reports that the earthquake happened at 9:34 p.m.
“There have been no reports of fatalities or property damage,” the spokesperson stated. “It occurred at latitude 33.05 degrees north and longitude 76.18 degrees east,” said the NCS.
The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) announced on X, “Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.9, Occurred on 16-11-2023, 09:34:19 IST, Lat: 33.05 and Long: 76.18, Depth: Doda, Jammu and Kashmir.”
In Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, there were shocks from an earthquake. At 9:11 on Monday morning, vibrations from an earthquake were felt in Pithoragarh’s Dharchula and Bangapani neighborhoods.
The epicenter of the earthquake, which was located in Nepal at a depth of 5 kilometers, registered a value of 4.0 on the Richter scale. At 9:15 am, Dharchula also felt an earthquake. The Disaster Management Department reports that no damage has been attributed to the earthquake.
According to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred on Monday in the Indonesia province of North Maluku. According to the agency, the epicenter of the earthquake was located 168 kilometers (104 miles) beneath the surface, 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) northeast of the town of Jailolo in North Maluku. There were no early reports of earthquake-related harm or fatalities.
Indonesia is located in the middle of the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire,” a region with active tectonic plates and a high seismic activity zone.
The Geophysics Agency of Indonesia reports that this earthquake had a Richter scale magnitude of 7.3. A tsunami warning was also issued for around two hours along with this earthquake.
Tuesday’s earthquake in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara island had a value of 6.0 on the Richter scale. According to the geophysics agency, a tsunami is not expected to occur as a result of the earthquake.
The epicenter of the earthquake was situated in the eastern Indonesia region, not far from Timor Leste, at a depth of 75 kilometers. The tremor was lightly felt on land in some sections of East Nusa Tenggara due to the epicenter’s remote location, but there were no initial reports of damage, according to the agency.
Calatagan, Batangas, was shaken on Thursday morning by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3, according to official seismologists. The magnitude was initially recorded by Phivolcs as 6.2, but it was later changed to 6.3.
The tectonic tremor was reported to have occurred at 10:19 a.m. and struck 15 km west of Calatagan, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It was 119 km deep.
In Tezpur, Assam, there have been earthquake tremors. The shocks had a Richter scale magnitude of 3.7. On the other hand, Ladakh residents also reported feeling earthquake shocks.
The National Centre for Seismology states that the earthquake struck Assam at 10:55 am. Its center was 10 km below the surface and 39 kilometers from Tezpur.
Ladakh saw earthquake tremors at 10:23 am. Its center was 10 km deep within the Ladakhi territory. It registered 3.9 on the Richter scale for intensity.
Around six in the morning on Friday, Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, experienced strong earthquake tremors. On the Richter scale, it registered as having a 4.9 intensity.
The earthquake’s epicenter was only a few kilometers from Dhaka. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale and had its epicenter 10 km beneath the surface of the Earth, close to Dohar Upazila in the Dhaka Division.
