A moderate intensity earthquake has been reported in the Indian region bordering Myanmar, near the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland at around 8:40 am today. The intensity of the earthquake was reported to be 4.5 on the Richter scale. Tremors were centered around latitude 27.1°N and 96.1° E, near Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. The depth of the earthquake was 33 km.
The northeast region had witnessed a similar intensity earthquake on 23rd February that jolted Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland. The intensity of the earthquake was measured at 4.8 on the Richter scale, while the epicenter was reported in west Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
India's northeast region lies between the Indian and the Eurasian plates and it reports more than a dozen quakes every year. The earthquake activity in this region is due to the Indian plate diving (thrusting) beneath the Eurasian plate. This process can trigger powerful earthquakes. The region had witnessed a magnitude 8.6 earthquake on 15th August, 1950. It is still regarded as one of the major earthquakes in India that caused widespread destruction in both Assam and Tibet. Over 1,500 people were killed in Assam alone. It was considered to be among the ten largest earthquakes of the 20th century.
