Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Struck 17 km NNW of Kokrajhar, India on May 30, 2014 06:37:48
Last Updated: 2014-08-26 01:21:04On May 30, 2014 06:37:48 an earthquake with magnitude of 4.0 on the richter scale hit 17 km NNW of Kokrajhar, India. The earthquake originated at a depth of approximately 10.0 kilometers below the Earth's surface on longitude 90.227° and latitude 26.557°. According to documented reports people felt the earth quake, No tsunami was triggered due to the earthquake.
Magnitude & Depth
The earthquake that appeared on May 30, 2014 06:37:48 had a magnitude of 4.0 on the richter scale. Which is considered to be a minor earthquake and is often felt but causes little to no damage.
Shallow earthquakes are considered between 0 and 70 km deep, while intermediate earthquakes range from 70 - 300 km deep and deep earthquakes are between 300 - 700 km deep.
Are shallow earthquakes more destructive?
Shallow quakes generally tend to be more damaging than deeper quakes. Seismic waves from deep quakes have to travel farther to the surface, losing energy along the way.
Nearby Cities and Towns
The nearest significant population center is Kokrajhar in Assam, India, located 5 kilometers or 3 miles ↖ NW of the earthquake's epicenter. Other cities in close proximity include Basugaon (Assam, India) located 21 km (13 mi) → E and Sapatgram (Assam, India) located 26 km (16 mi) ↓ S of the epicenter.
In total, we found 25 cities in our database that might have been impacted by the earthquake.
| Distance | Direction | City | State | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km (3 mi) | ↖ NW | Kokrajhar | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 21 km (13 mi) | → E | Basugaon | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 26 km (16 mi) | ↓ S | Sapatgram | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 26 km (16 mi) | → E | Chirang | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 36 km (22 mi) | ↘ SE | Bilasipara | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 38 km (23 mi) | ↘ SE | Chapar | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 43 km (26 mi) | → E | Bongaigaon | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 47 km (29 mi) | → E | Bijni | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 50 km (31 mi) | ↘ SE | Jogighopa | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 52 km (32 mi) | → E | Abhayapuri | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 58 km (36 mi) | ↓ S | Dhubri | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 61 km (37 mi) | ↘ SE | Goalpara | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 66 km (41 mi) | → E | Sorbhog | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 74 km (46 mi) | → E | Barpeta Road | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 76 km (47 mi) | → E | Howli | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 80 km (50 mi) | → E | Barpeta | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 83 km (51 mi) | ↘ SE | North Garo Hills | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
| 93 km (57 mi) | ↗ NE | Baksa | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 109 km (68 mi) | ↓ S | West Garo Hills | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
| 112 km (69 mi) | ↘ SE | East Garo Hills | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
| 115 km (72 mi) | ↓ S | Tura | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
| 116 km (72 mi) | → E | Nalbari | Assam | 🇮🇳 India |
| 153 km (95 mi) | ↘ SE | West Khasi Hills | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
| 155 km (96 mi) | ↘ SE | Nongstoin | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
| 173 km (108 mi) | ↘ SE | South West Khasi Hills | Meghalaya | 🇮🇳 India |
Nearby Power Plants
We found a total 1 utility-scale power plants in the vecinity of the earthquakes epicenter. The closest being BONGAIGAON TPP Coal power plant, located 30 kilometers (18 miles) → E from the epicenter.
| Distance | Direction | Power Plant | Type | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 km (18 mi) | → E | BONGAIGAON TPP | Coal | 750.0 MW |
Power Plants & Risks During Earthquakes
We found 1 types of power plants in the vecinity of the magnitude 4.0 earthquake that struck 17 km NNW of Kokrajhar, India on May 30, 2014 06:37:48. These types were Coal power plants, below you find information how each type of power plant can pose a risk to you as a person or the ecosytem around you.
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Data Sources
We aggregate and combine data from USGS (United States Geographical Survey) and the EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre). This allow us to get near real-time and historical earthquake data dating back to the year 1950.
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