{"id":5123,"date":"2018-09-12T00:59:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T04:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/site\/?p=5123"},"modified":"2018-09-12T01:46:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T05:46:27","slug":"strong-earthquake-felt-in-india-nepal-and-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/strong-earthquake-felt-in-india-nepal-and-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"5.3 earthquake hits India, felt in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has struck Assam in northeast India, causing shaking to be felt across the region, including parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake, which struck at 10:20 a.m. local time on Wednesday, was centered near Sapatgram, a town that is close to the city of Bongaigaon. It struck at a depth of just 10 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>India&#8217;s Meteorological Department put the preliminary magnitude at 5.5, while the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) put the magnitude slightly lower, at 5.3.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s earthquake was felt across the region, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. Tremors were felt in parts of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.<\/p>\n<p>A number of people said they felt &#8220;strong&#8221; shaking during the earthquake, but none of them reported seeing serious damage. &#8220;I ran out of the apartment,&#8221; a resident in Guwahati told EMSC.<\/p>\n<p>Computer models from the USGS estimate that up to 216 million people could have felt Wednesday&#8217;s earthquake, including 244,000 people who may have felt &#8220;strong&#8221; shaking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has struck Assam in northeast India, causing shaking to be felt across the region, including parts of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. 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