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NE records 614 quakes between 1980-2009
Assam Tribune |Ajit patowary | Guwahati, Sept 21:
In all, 614 earthquakes of low and moderate intensities rocked the NE region in a period of 30 years, between 1980 and 2009, as per data available with the Regional Meteorology Centre (RMC) here.
RMC Deputy Director General of Meteorology (DDGM) H Pathak told this correspondent that during these years, 2005, with 38 earthquakes of various intensities, recorded the highest number of earthquakes in a single year. Both 1994 and 2009 recorded the second highest occurrence of earthquakes. Each of them recorded 36 earthquakes of different intensities.
During this period, it has recorded four earthquakes beyond 7 in magnitude. These earthquakes occurred on January 10, 1869 (7.5), on July 8, 1918 (7.6), July 2, 1930 (7.1) and on October 23, 1943 (7.2).
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