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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
east north-east of
Ambassa Ambassa (pron: /আমবাসা/) is a census town located in the Indian state of Tripura a Municipal Council in Dhalai district. Ambassa is also the headquarters of the Dhalai district. Demographics India census, Ambassa had a populati ...
in the state of
Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...
on 3 January 2017 with a maximum observed intensity of 6-7 EMS. It struck at 2:39 pm local time (09:09 UTC), and was centered in an isolated area. The estimated depth was 32.0 km. One person died and five others were injured in India. At least 50 houses were damaged due to landslides that occurred in
Dhalai district Dhalai (pron: /ˈdʰɔlai/) is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarter is in Ambassa. As of 2011 it was the least populous district of Tripura (out of 8), although it is the largest district in the ...
, while roads were blocked after trees were uprooted. According to the Tripura State Disaster Management Authority, at least 6,727 buildings were damaged in Tripura in the districts of Dhalai and Unakoti. Shaking was felt in many parts of north-eastern India including as far as Kolkata. The tremor was also felt in neighboring
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, where two people died and three others were injured. The earthquake caused liquefaction on the banks of the Manu river in Tripura and along the Dhalai river in adjacent parts of Bangladesh, in particular in the Kamalganj area.


See also

* List of earthquakes in 2017 * List of earthquakes in India *
List of earthquakes in Bangladesh Earthquakes in Bangladesh are frequent and often cause damage. The earthquakes occur due to a convergent boundary between the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Earthquakes References {{Asia topic, List of earthquakes in * Bangladesh ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tripura earthquake, 2017 2017 earthquakes 2017 in Bangladesh 2017 disasters in India Disasters in Tripura Earthquakes in Bangladesh Earthquakes in India January 2017 events in Asia History of Tripura (1947–present) Kamalganj Upazila January 2017 events in India January 2017 events in Bangladesh