3-6-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-upper-siang

An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 was recorded in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at 3.31 pm IST. The epicenter was located at a latitude of 29.022 N and longitude of 94.683 E, at a depth of 10 km.

 

No reports of damage to property or loss of life have been received.

 

Earthquakes can occur anywhere between the Earth's surface and about 700 kilometres below the surface. For scientific purposes, this earthquake depth range of 0-700 km is divided into three zones: shallow, intermediate, and deep, as per USGS data.

 

Shallow earthquakes are generally more dangerous than deep earthquakes. This is because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to travel to the surface, resulting in stronger ground shaking and potentially more damage to structures and greater casualties.