5.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Northeast; epicenter - 95 km from Nagaland

At 4:33 pm in the evening a low intensity earthquake jolted whole Assam and most of the Northeast. India – Myanmar border in Nagaland is stated to be the epicenter of the quake of 5.4 magnitude.

Indian Meteorological Department in its preliminary report stated that epicenter was about 95 km from Nagaland. Reports also claim the epicenter of the quake to be 72 k from Shin Bway Yang, Myanmar. India and Myanmar are the countries affected by the quake states the preliminary report. The depth of the quake is estimated to be 10km.

Most of the people in Silchar, however, did not feel the quake. A resident of Rongpur area said it was all over before he could realise. “I was working on my laptop when all of a sudden my head started spinning. Before I could react it was over. Mostly during quakes I hear the sound of Shanka and Jugaar, the electricity also gets disrupted, nothing like that happened today,” said he.

Another Barak Valley resident currently living in Tezpur said he could feel the tremors and people residing in the vicinity also reacted to the quake. He joked quoting a meme which stated, “We were prepared for Fani, earthquake came out of syllabus.” He added, “I was lying on my bed after having my lunch and all of a sudden the bed started shaking. I realised it was an earthquake, it lasted for about 3 to 4 seconds.”