An earthquake of three.2 magnitude on the Richter scale was but once more reported from Assam’s Sonitpur Friday night, based on the info shared by the National Center for Seismology.
This comes two days after a large 6.7 magnitude tremor rocked Dhekiajuli city within the state’s Sonitpur district on Wednesday morning injuring not less than 10 individuals and inflicting intensive harm to a number of homes and buildings.
Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 30-04-2021, 18:27:31 IST, Lat: 26.59 & Long: 92.39, Depth: 27 Km ,Location: Sonitpur, Assam, India for extra data obtain the BhooKamp App https://t.co/kthyH2kXlM @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/pnabwR4im9
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) April 30, 2021
Six aftershocks, of magnitude starting from 3.2 to 4.7, occurred within the two-and-a-half hours following the principle tremor. A complete of 18 aftershocks hit the district and its close by areas on either side of the Brahmaputra in central Assam, based on a PTI report.
After senior minister Himanta Biswa Sarma posted on Twitter informing in regards to the earthquake, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and guaranteed all assist from the Centre.
Two individuals died in the course of the earthquake. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority mentioned, “While no casualty resulting due to earthquake injuries reported but two persons (one each in Kamrup Metro and Nagaon districts) died due to shock /heart attack around the time of earthquake.”
