“Earthquake has led to rupture of earth surface beneath lithosphere, which takes three to four days to settle down. This resettling process of tectonic plates is aftershock,” said Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist, Skymet Weather Services Pvt.Ltd.
However, intensity of the aftershocks will reduce gradually. We can now expect aftershock to be between 5 and 4 magnitude.
These aftershocks still have great potential of causing damage, especially to the structures or infrastructures that have developed cracks after a major earthquake on Saturday afternoon.
According to media reports, 46 aftershocks have been recorded so far.
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