3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale struck the west-northwest region of Itanagar district of Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
“Earthquake of magnitude: 3.6, occurred on 09-10-2021, 01:24:33 IST, Latitude: 27.40 & Longitude: 92.87, Depth: 5 km, Location: 80 km West-North-West Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh,” NCS said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale hit the north-west region of Itanagar district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported.
The earthquake occurred at 19.53 pm tonight at a depth of 10 km.
“Earthquake of magnitude: 3.0, 06-10-2021, 19:53:18 IST, Latitude: 27.57 & Long: 92.94, Depth: 10 km, Location: Itanagar, occurred 85 km NW of Arunachal Pradesh,” the NCS said a tweet.
Significantly, this is the fourth time this month that an earthquake has struck the state.
An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck Arunachal Pradesh’s Pangin area on Tuesday.
Earlier on Monday, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck Basar in Arunachal Pradesh.
3.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh
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