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M4.3 earthquake in northeast India is reminder of seismic activity across the Indian Plate
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M4.3 earthquake in northeast India is reminder of seismic activity across the Indian Plate

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Judith Hubbard & Kyle Bradley
Apr 12, 2023
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M4.3 earthquake in northeast India is reminder of seismic activity across the Indian Plate
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About an hour ago, a M4.3 earthquake occurred in northeastern India, with shaking also felt in SE Nepal and NW Bangladesh. Although this area has various kinds of active tectonics, the earthquake occurred within the (relatively) stable Indian Plate.

Image from Google Earth; earthquakes from USGS. Orange circle is April 12 M4.3

To the north is the Himalaya…

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