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M4.3 Rajabhita
Earthquake, 2003 |
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Date: |
10
August 2003 |
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Epicentre: |
SE
of Rajabhita, Jharkhand |
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Time: |
00:39:48 UTC (06:09:48
IST) |
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Latitude: |
23.884
N (ISC) |
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Longitude: |
86.324 E (ISC) |
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Depth: |
10.0
kms (ISC) |
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Magnitude: |
Mb
4.3 (NEIC); ML 4.1 (IMD) |
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A
light earthquake struck eastern
parts of the Chhota Nagpur Plateau in Jharkhand,
on 20 October 2003 at 06:09 AM
local time causing minor damage to some buildings and
some panic the coal mining townships in and around Dhanbad.
The earthquake had a magnitude of
Mb=4.3.
The earthquake
was centred
1.9 kilometres SE of Rajabhita (Jharkhand), India,
9.7 kilometres NNE of Katras (Jharkhand), India,
14.8 kilometres NW of Dhanbad (Jharkhand), India,
38.2 kilometres E of Bokaro (Jharkhand), India,
51.2 kilometres WNW of Kumardubi (West Bengal), India,
61.7 kilometres N of Puruliya (West Bengal), India,
116 kilometres NE of Ranchi (Jharkhand), India.
The earthquake was
felt strongly at Koylanchal and the surrounding area in Dhanbad
for 30-seconds accompanied by a rumbling sound. Doors and
household articles rattled under the impact of the quake. Almost
everyone who was asleep was woken up by the shock and many rushed
out into the open. It was felt very distinctly by occupants of
multi-storied buildings in the city. There was panic in the city
and many people spent some time outdoors before heading back
inside once again. No damage was reported from Dhanbad.
Shocks were also felt strongly at Bokaro for 10-15 seconds.
Many people ran outdoors in panic and a lot of commotion followed
the tremor in the Ispatnagar area of the city. Minor cracks were
reported from buildings in this area. Light tremors were also
experienced in the capital city of Ranchi.
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References
01)
International Seismological Centre (ISC),
Berkshire.
02)
National
Earthquake Information Centre (NEIC), Golden, USA.
03)
India Meteorological Department (IMD),
Delhi.
04)
Macroseismic information has been compiled by
the ASC from reports by local media and local NGO personnel.
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