Second biggest earthquake in Telangana in 55 years

The earthquake that deed Telangana connected Wednesday greeting was the 2nd earthquake of implicit 5 magnitude connected the Richter Scale successful the portion successful the past 55 years.

According to the National Center for Seismology, an earthquake of 5.3 magnitude was felt astatine 7.27 a.m. connected Wednesday with Medaram successful Mulugu territory of Telangana arsenic the epicentre.

The portion experienced an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 connected April 13, 1969, with Bhadrachalam arsenic the epicentre.

According to scientists, some earthquakes were linked to the Godavari rift valley, which is simply a responsibility zone.

The tremors connected Wednesday were felt successful parts of some Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and besides successful Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. The tremors were besides felt successful Hyderabad and surrounding districts.

The extent of the earthquake was 40 kilometres and it was experienced successful an country of 225 km. There were nary reports of immoderate nonaccomplishment of beingness oregon damage.

CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) scientists accidental arsenic the strength of the earthquake was higher the portion whitethorn consciousness the aftershocks successful the coming hours.

NGRI Director Prakash Kumar, however, said determination was nary request for radical to beryllium alarmed arsenic the earthquake was of "moderate" intensity.

Like the 1969 Bhadrachalam earthquake, the December 4 earthquake is besides attributed to the Godavari responsibility zone. The seismologists accidental determination are respective fractures and faults on the Godavari Basin.

Since Telangana falls into Seismic Zone II, which is categorised arsenic a low-intensity seismic zone, the scientists accidental determination is nary request for immoderate panic.

D. Srinagesh, retired main idiosyncratic of NGRI, said Wednesday's earthquake is simply a reminder for some the Telugu states. He suggested municipalities successful some states marque definite that they springiness support for buildings which are designed to withstand earthquakes that are apt successful the peculiar seismic zone.

He said the catastrophe absorption authorities successful some Telugu states should initiate the steps to marque definite that the structures are designed successful enactment with the requirements of the peculiar seismic zone.

He believes that earthquake information is precise important to minimise nonaccomplishment of lives and damages. He pointed retired that geophysical hazards similar earthquakes and landslides person claimed 30,000 to 40,000 lives successful India since 1982.

Srinagesh said the Killari earthquake of 1993 claimed a ample fig of lives due to the fact that the buildings were not designed to withstand it portion an earthquake of the aforesaid strength successful California successful San Francisco claimed lone 24 lives. This was owed to earthquake-resistant structures.