West Kameng (Arunachal Pradesh) : An earthquake of 3.2 magnitude hit the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh at 6:34 am on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. Minor tremors were felt in several parts of the West Kameng district, located 173 kms north-northeast of Shillong, Meghalaya.
The tremors originated at a depth of 33 km below the earth's surface at 27.02 latitude and 92.57 longitude, as per the NCS report. The district officials are busy fetching reports of any untoward incidents from any part on account of the quake. No loss of human lives has been reported so far and also, there are no incidents of damage to property.
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In the earthquake that hit Tezpur in Assam earlier this month, the epicentre lay at a depth of 10 kms and nearly 37 kms west of Tezpur. Tremors of low intensity are repeatedly taking place in the northeastern states. As such, the local administrations are also keeping the personnel and departments concerned on alert.
On June 6, there was an earthquake of 2.5 magnitude at Jajjar, Haryana. The very mild tremors originated at a depth of twelve kms and occurred at 7.08 am. In this incident also, there were no casualties and no destruction of property anywhere in the affected area. Following this, the experts had stressed the need for sensitising the local populations in the areas that are vulnerable to low-intensity tremors. Several precautions need to be taken to take shelter and save lives at the time of mild tremors.
