Earthquake of magnitude 3.7 jolts Tibet
Tibet , May 9 (ANI): A tremor measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale shook the region Tibet , a declaration from the National Centre for Seismology ( NCS ) said.
As per the NCS The earthquake happened at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers, which makes it prone to aftershocks.
In a post on X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 3.7, On: 08/05/2025 20:18:41 IST, Lat: 29.20 N, Long: 87.02 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet ."
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On April 23, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 shook the area earlier that day.
On a tweet from X, the NCS said, "EQ of M: 3.9, On: 23/04/2025 18:24:28 IST, Lat: 28.96 N, Long: 87.23 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Tibet ."
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A second earthquake shook the area later that day, with updates posted about it on X by the NCS .
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Earthquake Magnitude (M): 3.6, Occurred On: April 23, 2025 at 17:25:14 IST, Latitude: 29.30 N, Longitude: 87.06 E, Depth: 10 km, Location: Tibet ."
Shallow earthquakes like these are more dangerous than deeper ones due to their greater energy release closer to the Earth's surface. This causes stronger ground shaking and increased damage to structures and casualties, compared to deeper earthquakes, which lose energy as they travel to the surface.
The Tibet A plateau is renowned for its seismic activity because of colliding tectonic plates.
Tibet and Nepal lie on a major geological fault line where the Indian tectonic plate pushes up into the Eurasian plate, and earthquakes are a regular occurrence as a result. The region is seismically active, causing tectonic uplifts that can grow strong enough to change the heights of the Himalayas' peaks, Al Jazeera reported.
"Education about earthquakes and earthquake-resilient buildings combined with funding for retrofits and resilient structures can help protect people and buildings when strong earthquakes occur," Marianne Karplus, a seismologist and geophysicist, told Al Jazeera.
The Earth's system is highly intricate, and predicting earthquakes remains beyond our capabilities. Nonetheless, we can carry out scientific research to gain deeper insights into what triggers these quakes." Tibet and to better understand the shaking and impacts resulting from earthquakes," Karplus, who is a professor of geological sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso, told Al Jazeera. (ANI)
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