Unfamiliar lineament among Assam earthquake factors

Unfamiliar lineament among Assam earthquake factors
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Mechanism to understand strain localisation of future tremors under progress, says Geological Survey of India
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A man shows the cracks on a wall at an apartment building in Guwahati on April 28, 2021, after a strong earthquake hit Assam in northeastern India, damaging buildings, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
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Mechanism to understand strain localisation of future tremors under progress, says Geological Survey of India
An unfamiliar lineament is among four factors behind frequent earthquakes in northern Assam’s Sonitpur area.
A lineament is a linear feature in a landscape dictated by an underlying geological structure such as a fault.

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