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Sikkim: 4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Yuksom Town Today

Sikkim: An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit on the Richter scale hit Sikkim on Monday early morning. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake occurred northwest of Yuksom in Sikkim around 4.15 am.

The northeastern states fall in the high seismic zone, and earthquakes frequently hit the region.

Taking Twitter, the NCS  wrote, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 13-02-2023, 04:15:04 IST, Lat: 27.81 & Long: 87.71, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 70 km NW of Yuksom, Sikkim, India.”

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Similar quake in Assam

Earlier on Sunday, an earthquake of 4 magnitudes hit the central part of Assam, an official bulletin of NCS said. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or damage to property, it said. The earthquake was recorded at 4:18 pm, and the epicentre was in the Nagaon district on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river, the National Center for Seismology said in a report.

As per the reports, the depth of Assam’s earthquake was 10 km. The epicentre was around 160 km east of Guwahati, near Hojai in central Assam.

Several people in the neighbouring West Karbi Anglong, Karbi Anglong, Golaghat and Morigaon districts also felt the tremor, besides those in Sonitpur on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River.

Alina Khan

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