The land of Tibet has been shaken today by a terrible earthquake. Tibet has suffered huge losses in this earthquake. News agency AFP quoted Chinese media Xinhua as saying that today an earthquake of 7.1 magnitude shook the earth in Tibet near the Nepalese border. In this incident, 95 people died and 53 people were injured. This morning earthquake tremors were felt till India. Strong tremors were felt in many parts of the country including Bihar, Assam and West Bengal.
Terrible earthquake in Tibet adjacent to Nepal
According to the information, the epicenter of the earthquake was at 28.5 degrees north latitude and 87.45 degrees east longitude. According to a report released by China Earthquake Network Center, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers. Nepal is located in the area where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates collide, forming the Himalayas and frequent earthquakes. In the year 2015, there was an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude in Nepal, in which about 9,000 people were killed and more than 22,000 people were injured. More than five lakh houses were destroyed in this.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake was felt at 6:35 am. According to NCS data, two more earthquakes occurred in the region immediately after the earthquake.
The intensity of the second earthquake was 4.7, which occurred at 7.02 am, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The third earthquake was of 4.9 magnitude, which occurred at 7:07 in the morning, at a depth of 30 kilometers.
Earth trembled in Bihar and Bengal also
The impact of the earthquake in Tibet was seen till India. The land of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam trembled badly. People came out of their homes out of fear. People were seen out of their homes and apartments in Bihar. There is no news of any loss of life or property due to the earthquake.
Video: Earthquake tremors felt from Bihar to Delhi
Trembling earth, collapsed buildings
Many buildings have collapsed in the earthquake in Tibet. Government media reported that earthquake tremors were also felt in neighboring Nepal’s capital Kathmandu and some parts of India. The video released by China’s state broadcaster shows destroyed houses, broken walls and debris scattered in the ruins after the earthquake.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Dingri County near the border with Nepal at 9:05 a.m. (0105 GMT), according to the China Earthquake Network Center (CENC). According to the US Geological Survey, the intensity of the earthquake was 7.1.
Reason for earthquake?
There are seven plates inside the Earth, which keep rotating continuously. The zone where these plates collide is called fault line. When these plates collide repeatedly, their corners bend. When there is too much pressure, these plates start breaking. The energy buried below finds a way to come out and after the disturbance an earthquake occurs.
What intensity of earthquake is dangerous?
- Earthquakes on the 0 to 1.9 Richter scale are detected only by seismographs.
- Light shaking occurs when an earthquake occurs on the Richter scale of 2 to 2.9.
- When an earthquake on Richter scale 3 to 3.9 occurs, it seems as if a heavy vehicle passed nearby.
- Glass windows on walls can break if an earthquake of 4 to 4.9 on the Richter scale occurs.
- Furniture can move during an earthquake of 5 to 5.9 Richter scale.
- An earthquake measuring 6 to 6.9 on the Richter scale can cause damage to the foundations and upper floors of buildings.