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Earthquake of high magnitude rattles Assam; 2 dies of shock, several structures develop cracks
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled Assam and other northeastern states at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday.
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GUWAHATI: A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale rattled Assam and other northeastern states at 7.51 a.m. on Wednesday. The epicentre of the tremor is at Hugrajuli in Sonitpur district. It lies in the seismically very active Kopili Fault closer to the Himalayan Frontal thrust falling in the highest seismic hazard zone V associated with collisional tectonic where Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate.
Earthquake alertness during pandemic
Wednesday morning’s earthquake measuring 6.4 on Richter scale with epicentre at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district put Assam to the toughest test of preparedness and management
| 29 April 2021 4:13 AM GMT
Wednesday morning s earthquake measuring 6.4 on Richter scale with epicentre at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur district put Assam to the toughest test of preparedness and management of twin or multiple disasters striking simultaneously. Ten aftershocks that followed in the midst of a grim COVID-19 pandemic situation have sounded the alarm bell for the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) to take stock of alertness for major earthquakes occurring during deteriorating pandemic situation like the current wave of COVID-19. Cracks in multi-storey private and public buildings, disruption of train services due to cracks on railway bridge, liquefaction of open grounds on account of Wednesday s earthquake call for updating the disaster manage
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