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Kolkata: The earth suddenly shook at midnight in West Bengal. ( Bengal ) A sudden earthquake was felt in the Bay of Bengal late on Monday night. According to the National Center for Seismology, strong earthquake tremors were felt at 1.29 pm on Monday night. Also its depth has been recorded as 70 km. It is being told that there is no news of any casualty in this earthquake.
Actually, the National Center for Seismology gave information about the earthquake through X handle (Twitter). Told them that the intensity of this earthquake was 4.4 on the Richter scale. This earthquake occurred on 11-09-2023 at 1:29:06 in the night. Its depth was 70 km and it came into the Bay of Bengal. Let us tell you that earlier on Saturday, earthquake tremors were felt in Dharmanagar, Tripura, the intensity of which was measured at 4.4 on the Richter scale.
What to do and what not to do if an earthquake occurs
1- If you are inside a building, sit on the floor and go under some strong furniture. If there is no table or such furniture, cover your face and head with your hands and sit crouching in a corner of the room.
2- If you are outside the building, move away from the building, trees, poles and wires.
3- If you are traveling in a vehicle, then stop the vehicle as soon as possible and remain sitting inside the vehicle.
4- If you are buried under a pile of debris, never light a match, neither move nor push anything.
5- In case you are buried under debris, tap lightly on any pipe or wall, so that the rescue workers can understand your situation. If you have a whistle, blow it.
6- Make noise only when there is no other option. Making noise can suffocate your breath with dust and dirt.
7- Always keep a disaster relief kit ready in your home.
