Wednesday, November 06, 2013

I have no idea why this titbit was entered on Natural Disaster's website

5.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Assam, India | Recent Natural Disasters | Emergencies | Hazards | Calamities

M 5.5 moderate earthquake jolts Karbi Anglong region of Assam Wednesday morning, the Indian meteorological department said.

According to the Indian meteorological department, the quake's epicenter was located 22 km WNW of Barpathar. It was 43.0 miles deep.

Following the U.S. Geological Survey Pager Map, light shaking of MMI IV will have felt by the people of Barpathar, Bokakhat, Golaghat, Silapathar, Sarupathar and Numaligarh. People of Itanagar, Kohima, Imphal, Shillong and Sylhet will have felt weak shaking of MMI III.

Tremor was felt in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam regions of India including some parts of Bangladesh.

No damage or injuries have been reported.

The 1950 Assam - Tibet earthquake, also known as the Assam earthquake or Medog earthquake killed 1,526 people. It was the 9th largest earthquake of the 20th century.

I am still finding my feet here after what, only 10 years...
However...

A 5.5 M quake is nothing, even in a country as notoriously ill prepared for anything that requires its government be a lot less corrupt than it's buildings should collapse in a mag 5.

I wonder why it was entered there.

We are passing through a spell that includes a Cat 5 typhoon and they were so strapped for news they had to print that?

 

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