4 Earthquakes Jolt India and Asia Within an Hour: Strong Tremors Reported Across Region

4 Earthquakes Jolt India and Asia Within an Hour: Concerns were raised throughout central and South Asia on Sunday morning after four earthquakes occurred within one hour in parts of India, Myanmar, and Tajikistan. Residents of Central Asian cities and Himalayan towns fled buildings in terror as a result of the tremors, which reminded many of the region's unstable tectonic terrain.

There were no immediate reports of significant damage or casualties caused by the new quake, one of the strongest of hundreds of aftershocks from the March 28 temblor. As of Friday, the death toll from that quake was 3,649, with 5,018 injured, according to Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, a spokesperson for Myanmar’s military government.

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Earthquake in Mandai

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reports that the first earthquake occurred at 9 am in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, with a magnitude 3.4 tremor recorded at a shallow depth of 5 km. The coordinates of the epicentre were 31.49°N, 76.94°E.

Even though it was deemed a minor earthquake, many locals claimed to have heard a low rumble followed by a sudden shake. Locals fled their homes and workplaces in shock, according to the reports.

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Myanmar: New tremor amid ongoing tragedy

Soon after, a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Meiktila in central Myanmar, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor was one of the strongest aftershocks since the catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28, which killed over 3,600 people and left thousands injured.

Maj Gen. Zaw Min Tun, a spokesperson for the military government, said late Monday that the quake’s death toll has reached 3,600, with 5,017 injured and 160 missing. He said search and rescue operations involved 1,738 personnel from 20 countries, and had helped find and extract 653 survivors.

Two Wundwin residents told The Associated Press by phone the quake was so strong that people rushed out of buildings and that ceilings in some dwellings were damaged. A resident of Naypyitaw also reached by phone said he did not feel the latest quake. Those contacted asked not to be named for fear of angering the military government, which prefers to closely control information.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the central Asian nation of Tajikistan at a depth of 16 km (10 miles) on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

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