Siliguri and Delhi experienced earthquake shocks, with an intensity of 5.9. Dhekiajuli, Assam, was 16 kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake.
Strong Earthquake Jolts Region
In addition to India, people fled their homes and workplaces in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and China as a result of the earthquakes. People were in a panic after the earthquake.
Siliguri experienced earthquake vibrations at 4:41 p.m. Dhekiajuli, Assam, was 16 kilometers from its epicenter. It was the scene of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake at 4:41 p.m.
This earthquake had an impact on China, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, and India. The earthquakes caused many to flee their homes and workplaces in fear. Let us inform you that Sonitpur, Assam, had an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on September 2 as well.
Myanmar Experiences Recent Earthquakes
Let us inform you that a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Saturday, according the National Center for Seismology‘s (NCS) report. The NCS reports that the earthquake happened 10 kilometers below the surface.
An earthquake of a magnitude of 4.7 struck Myanmar earlier on September 4. The NCS reports that the earthquake happened 120 kilometers below the surface.
Myanmar Faces High Seismic-Risk
Along its extensive coastline, Myanmar is susceptible to the dangers of both mild and big earthquakes, including the possibility of tsunamis. The Indian, Eurasian, Sunda, and Burmese plates are the four tectonic plates that border Myanmar and interact via active geological processes.
Through Myanmar, a 1,400-kilometer transform fault links the Andaman spreading center to the Sagaing Fault, a collision zone in the north.
Sagaing, Mandalay, Bago, and Yangon—which together account for 46% of Myanmar‘s population—are all at higher earthquake risk due to the Sagaing Fault. Yangon‘s high population puts it at serious danger even though it is comparatively Remote from the fault.