India is shaken by one earthquake after another, why did Delhi, Bihar, Assam experience tremors in 10 days?
For some time now, strong earthquakes have been felt in different states of the country. Usually these earthquakes are felt in the morning. On February 17, earthquakes of 4 magnitude were felt in Delhi early in the morning. Their epicenter was Delhi-NCR. Even today, according to the report of the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake in Assam on the morning of February 27 spread panic among the people.
Suddenly people woke up in their homes while sleeping. People were frightened due to the earthquake. This earthquake in Assam was measured at 5.0 on the Richter scale in Morigaon district. The tremors of this earthquake in the state were also felt at many different places. According to earthquake scientists, the reason behind frequent earthquakes is the movement between the plates in the earth.
Tremors felt in neighboring countries
Strong earthquake tremors have been felt in Guwahati. Other places are also being monitored. The earthquake here occurred at around 2:25 am at a depth of 16 km. The effect of the earthquake here was also seen in the neighboring countries. The tremors of the earthquake in Assam were also felt in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan and China.
Earthquakes are coming almost every day
If we look at the data of earthquakes in the last ten days, earthquakes have been felt in some state or the other of India. Everything trembled due to the earthquake in Ladakh on Wednesday. Earthquake tremors were felt here at 5:36 pm. Its intensity was measured up to 3.5 on the Richter scale. An earthquake of 3.1 magnitude also occurred in Myanmar on February 26.
On the other hand, a strong earthquake of 5.1 magnitude occurred in Kolkata on February 25. The epicenter of the earthquake in Kolkata was in the Bay of Bengal. The time of this earthquake was also in the morning. On February 23, people were very scared due to the earthquake in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The intensity of the earthquake here was 3.7. On February 17, earthquake tremors were felt in Siwan, Bihar.
Why does an earthquake occur?
There are many reasons behind an earthquake, such as volcanic eruption, i.e. when a volcano explodes and hot magma comes out, earthquake tremors are felt in this situation too. If any kind of explosion is done under the ground, then in that situation also the earth vibrates and it seems as if an earthquake is coming.
The most common and important reason for an earthquake is the movement between the plates. When there is a movement between the tectonic plates, an earthquake occurs. The upper surface of the earth is divided into many small plates, which include Eurasian, Indian, African, North American etc. plates.
