A moderate
earthquake struck the
Upper Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, India, on
2 June 2005
at 01:36 AM
local time causing minor
landsides. The
earthquake had a magnitude of Mw=5.7.
The earthquake
was centred
3.7 kms SE of Tamid Arung (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
16 kms W of Miging (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
33 kms WSW of Jido (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
47.9 kms SW of Geiling (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
80 kms N of Along (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
114 kms NW of Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
158 kms NNW of Dibrugarh (Assam), India,
217 kms NNE of Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), India,
359 kms NNE of Kohima (Nagaland), India,
410 kms NE of Guwahati (Assam), India.
There
were no fatalities or injuries as a result of this earthquake
in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Landslides
blocked communication between Anini & Hunli and Hunli & Roing in the
Dibang and Lower Dibang Valleys in Arunachal Pradesh. The quake was
felt in many districts of Arunachal Pradesh including as far as
Tawang, sending many rushing outdoors. Tremors were also reported
from adjoining parts of Assam and from a few sparsely populated
counties in Xizang (Tibet), China. An
aftershock was experienced within 10-minutes of the main shock in
the Dibang and Lower Valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, India. |
References
01)
National
Earthquake Information Centre (NEIC), Golden, USA.
02)
Macroseismic information has been compiled by
the ASC from reports by local media and local NGO personnel.
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