Strong earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Jharkhand on Saturday. Its intensity was measured at 4.3 on the Richter scale. The tremors were felt in the capital Ranchi and Jamshedpur. The earthquake tremors scared people and everyone came out of their homes. At present, there is no news of any kind of damage.
Strong earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Jharkhand on Saturday. Its intensity was measured at 4.3 on the Richter scale. The tremors were felt in the capital Ranchi and Jamshedpur. The earthquake tremors scared people and everyone came out of their homes. At present, there is no news of any kind of damage.
Earthquake tremors were felt in some areas of Jamshedpur on Saturday morning. Tremors were also felt in Tamar, Ranchi. The earth shook for about five seconds in the earthquake that occurred on Saturday morning. In Chakradharpur of Chaibasa also, people came out of their houses in fear of the earthquake tremors.
The earthquake occurred at 9:20 am
The epicenter of the earthquake was found in an area 13 kilometers away from Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. The earthquake occurred here at 9:20 am on Saturday. The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 4.3 on the Richter scale. However, so far there is no news of any damage caused by the earthquake.
Why and how do earthquakes occur?
To understand it scientifically, we have to understand the structure of the earth. The earth is situated on tectonic plates. There is liquid lava beneath it and tectonic plates float on it. Sometimes these plates collide with each other. Due to repeated collisions, the corners of the plates get bent and due to excessive pressure, these plates start breaking. In such a situation, the energy coming out from below finds a way to come out. When this creates a disturbance, then an earthquake occurs.
How is intensity measured?
Earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale. The Richter scale is a mathematical scale to measure the intensity of earthquake waves, it is called the Richter Magnitude Test Scale. On the Richter scale, earthquakes are measured on a scale from 1 to 9 from its center i.e. the epicenter. This scale measures the intensity based on the energy released from within the earth during an earthquake.
