5.0 size quake hits Assam, effect really felt in B’desh, Myanmar, Bhutan and China also–

An quake of size 5.0 on the Richter range struck Morigaon area in Assam throughout the very early hours of Thursday (February 27), as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The tremblings were really felt in Guwahati and various other locations of the state. According to the surveillance firm, the quake happened at a deepness of 16 kilometers at roughly 2:25 am.

EQ of M: 5.0, On: 27/02/2025 02:25:40 IST, Lat: 26.28 N, Long: 92.24 E, Depth: 16 Km, Location: Morigaon, Assam.
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— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 26, 2025

Impact of the quake

The effect of the tremblings were supposedly really felt in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, and China too, according to United States Geological Survey (USGS) information. However, additional information pertaining to the epicentre and effect of the seismic task were not right away readily available.

A size 5 quake is categorised as “moderate” and can trigger light damages near the center. This generally leads to broken plaster, dropped items, and small architectural damages to improperly built structures; nevertheless, it generally does not result in extensive devastation.

Earthquakes are fairly usual in Assam, as the state lies in India’s most seismically energetic area– Seismic Zone V. This suggests that the state lies in an area where there is a high threat of solid tremblings.

Approximately 11 percent of India’s acreage drops in area V.

Seismic task in the area

The existing quake complies with one more one videotaped on Tuesday (February 25) in the Bay ofBengal
That quake had a size of 5.1 on the Richter range and had actually happened at the deepness of 91 kilometres.

According to NCS information, there was a quake of size 3.0 in Meghalaya’s West Khasi hillsides on Tuesday at around 5:30 pm. The following day. at approximately half previous twelve o’clock at night, there was a 3.1 size quake in adjoining Myanmar.

With inputs from companies