April 28, 2021 Earthquake: Assam, India

Reference #12930:

An earthquake of Magnitude M: 6.4 with epicentre at 26.690 N and 92.360 E, focal depth of 17 Km in Sonitpur district occurred at 07:51:25 IST. The preliminary analysis shows that the events are located near to Kopili Fault closer to Himalayan Frontal Thrust (HFT). The area is seismically very active falling in the highest Seismic Hazard zone V associated with collisional tectonics where Indian plate subducts beneath the Eurasian Plate.

[...] total number of injured persons has gone up to 12.

While no casualty resulting due to earthquake injuries reported but two persons (one each in Kamrup Metro and Nagaon districts) died due to shock /heart attack around the time of earthquake.

Damage Assessment has been completed in 18 districts so far and 428 residential houses/ apartments etc., 148 various private and public institutions like school, Anganwadi centre, Health Centre, Government buildings, Namghar etc. are reported to have been damaged. These damages have been reported from Baska, Biswanath, Bongaigaon, Darrang, Dibrugarh, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hojai, Jorhat, Kamrup Metro, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sivasagar, Sonitpur and Udalguri districts. Other infrastructure damages include 1 embankment in Baska district, 2 bridges in Nagaon district, APDCL infrastructures in Sonitpur, Udalguri and Hojai district.