5.4-magnitude quake triggers mild tremors
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.02.2019
Residents felt mild tremor in some parts of Chennai on Tuesday after an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale in the Bay of Bengal at 7.02 am, with its epicentre 606 km off the city’s coast at a depth of 10km. No casualty or damage to property was reported Experts monitoring the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System at INCOIS, Hyderabad, said the earthquake was too far away and too mild to cause damage or aftershocks in the city.
An earthquake of 5.4magnitude is deemed as ‘moderate’ and can release seismic energy with the potential to cause damage to poorly built buildings and mild damage to well-designed buildings.
Epicentre was 10km below sea level about 606km off Chennai
GSI to study cause of earthquake
A senior official of Geological Survey of India (GSI) said the area near Andaman and Nicobar was more prone to earthquakes because of tectonic plates but not near Chennai in the Bay of Bengal. “Bay of Bengal area is not known to have frequent earthquakes but areas near Andaman and Nicobar Islands are. The activity needs to be studied to find out more,” he added.
Independent weather blogger Pradeep John posted on his social media page that the epicentre was far away from the city and that it would not harm the city.
There have been three earthquakes of considerable magnitude in the Bay of Bengal near Chennai -- on August 1, 2007, 86km away from the coast and with a magnitude of 3.5; on November 20, 2006, of 3.9magnitude; on November11, 1999, of 5.8magnitude. All three had their epicentres near that of Tuesday’s quake.
The GSI is looking to study the earthquake data to find out the cause.
Independent weather blogger Pradeep John had posted on his social media page that the earthquake would not harm the city
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:13.02.2019
Residents felt mild tremor in some parts of Chennai on Tuesday after an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale in the Bay of Bengal at 7.02 am, with its epicentre 606 km off the city’s coast at a depth of 10km. No casualty or damage to property was reported Experts monitoring the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System at INCOIS, Hyderabad, said the earthquake was too far away and too mild to cause damage or aftershocks in the city.
An earthquake of 5.4magnitude is deemed as ‘moderate’ and can release seismic energy with the potential to cause damage to poorly built buildings and mild damage to well-designed buildings.
Epicentre was 10km below sea level about 606km off Chennai
GSI to study cause of earthquake
A senior official of Geological Survey of India (GSI) said the area near Andaman and Nicobar was more prone to earthquakes because of tectonic plates but not near Chennai in the Bay of Bengal. “Bay of Bengal area is not known to have frequent earthquakes but areas near Andaman and Nicobar Islands are. The activity needs to be studied to find out more,” he added.
Independent weather blogger Pradeep John posted on his social media page that the epicentre was far away from the city and that it would not harm the city.
There have been three earthquakes of considerable magnitude in the Bay of Bengal near Chennai -- on August 1, 2007, 86km away from the coast and with a magnitude of 3.5; on November 20, 2006, of 3.9magnitude; on November11, 1999, of 5.8magnitude. All three had their epicentres near that of Tuesday’s quake.
The GSI is looking to study the earthquake data to find out the cause.
Independent weather blogger Pradeep John had posted on his social media page that the earthquake would not harm the city
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