Deadly Recent Earth quake in Nepal, Southern part of China, Tibet, Northern part of India. Severe earthquake occurs in Tibet's Shigatse 7th January 2025, This tectonic hazard killed at least 128 people and wounding more than 100 others. This deadly Earth quake also felt in Nepal, Bhutan, southern part of China and Northern part of India. Almost 1000 houses are demolished and dead bodies are buried under the debris.
Centre of the Earthquake: The location of the Earthquake is 50
miles from the base of Mount Everest. According to US Geological Survey the
Epicenter of the Earthquake is Shigatse city of Tibet. Centre of the Earthquake
is 10 km depths from the epicenter. According to Regional Disaster Relief Headquarters
this incident took place at 9.05 a.m. Tuesday. After Shock: After shock of the
earthquake occurs next day morning at 7 a.m. magnitude is 4.7 and after 5 minutes
later 4.9 magnitudes also observed in seismograph.
Reason: Indian plates moves northeast direction and collide with Eurasian
Plate that makes this place quite unstable and seismic activity is frequently
occurs. In between two oceanic plates Himalayan mountain exist. Both are
converging plate according to plate tectonic theory. In ancient time before
plate movement there was a geosyncline named Tethys Sea exists. But after plate
movement sedimentary rocks in the Tethys buckled and folded and created Himalayan
folded mountain. Plates are moving slowly so height of the mountain also
increasing. That tectonic activity created Thrusts and faults and Main Himalayan Thrust one of them.
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