2017 Tripura Earthquake
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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
east north-east of Ambassa in the state of
Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
on 3 January 2017 with a maximum observed intensity of 6-7 EMS. It struck at 2:39 pm local time (09:09
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), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 32.0 km. One person died and five others were injured in India. At least 50 houses were damaged due to landslides that occurred in Dhalai district, while roads were blocked after trees were uprooted. According to the Tripura State Disaster Management Authority, at least 6,727 buildings were damaged in Tripura in the districts of Dhalai and Unakoti. Shaking was felt in many parts of north-eastern India including as far as Kolkata. The tremor was also felt in neighboring
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, where two people died and three others were injured. The earthquake caused liquefaction on the banks of the Manu river in Tripura and along the Dhalai river in adjacent parts of Bangladesh, in particular in the Kamalganj area.


See also

* List of earthquakes in 2017 * List of earthquakes in India * List of earthquakes in Bangladesh


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tripura earthquake, 2017 2017 earthquakes 2017 in Bangladesh 2017 disasters in India Disasters in Tripura Earthquakes in Bangladesh Earthquakes in India January 2017 in Asia History of Tripura (1947–present) Kamalganj Upazila January 2017 in India January 2017 in Bangladesh