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The2ndOctober2012AssamEarthquake(ML5.5)anditsaftershock(ML4.5):recorded atBroadbandseismicobservatoriesofGeologicalSurveyofIndia
by Amoderateearthquakeoflocalmagnitude(ML5.5)occurredon2ndOctober2012at18hrs.37min.and 39.3sec.(UTC)(Lat:26.9950N;Long:93.0580E)followedbyanaftershockoflocalmagnitude(ML4.5),at 18hrs. 51min. 40.4 sec (UTC) (Lat: 26.9430N; Long: 92.9630E), in the north eastern part of Assam. The earthquake was felt in almost all states of NorthEast India. There is no report of any casualty /major damageduetothisearthquake.Thelocationofthemoderateearthquakeanditsaftershockareshown onthetectonicmapoftheregion(Fig.1).Thewellrecordedseismogramofthismoderateearthquake obtained from Broadband seismic observatory Adampool, East Sikkim of GSI, Short period temporary seismograph of GSI at Umiam, Meghalaya, and its location parameters are shown in Fig 2 and 3 respectively. The parameters of the earthquake are estimated using two stations method with 1D velocitymodelofMishra(2004)andarecomparablewithlocationparametersasobtainedbyUSGSand IMD. The seismogram of the aftershock and its location parameters are shown in Fig. 4 and 5 respectively. The earthquake and the aftershock are located near the EW trending MBT (Main BoundaryThrust).Thedetailedstudyisinprogress.

Fig.1.TectonicmapofAssamValleyregionanditssurroundingwithlocationofearthquakeand aftershock.Redstar(big&small)representstheearthquakeandaftershockrespectively, locatedbyGSI,Bluestar(USGS)andGreenstar(IMD).RedtriangleslocationofBroadband seismicstationsatAdampoolandItanagar,pinktrianglelocationoftemporaryShortperiod seismicstationatUmiam. 1

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Fig.2:Seismogramofthe2ndOctober2012moderatefeltAssamearthquake(ML5.5)

Fig. 3. Location of parameters of 2nd October 2012 moderate felt Assam earthquake (ML 5.5) usingtwostationsmethod.

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Fig. 4: Seismogram of aftershock (ML4.5) of 2nd October 2012 moderate felt Assam Earthquake recordedafter14min.

Fig.5.Locationofparametersofaftershock(ML4.5)of2ndOctober2012moderatefeltAssam Earthquakeusingtwostationsmethod. References: IMD:www.imd.gov.in Mishra,O.P.,LithosphericheterogeneitiesandseismotectonicsofNEJapanforearcandIndianregions, D.Sc.thesis,EhimeUniversity,223p,2004. USGS:www.usgs.gov

Contributed by: G. K. Chakrabortty; K. K. Mukherjee, O. P. Singh, Bahadur Ram M. K. Bhowmic, Ranjan Mukherjee, M. Mahadeva, A.Selinraj and Kalyan Mukhrjee,

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