The Indian subcontinent has a history of devastating earthquakes. Early morning on January 4, 2016, Myanmar-India border region was hit by an earthquake, measuring 6.8 on Richter scale. Three people died and over 30 people have been reported to be injured.
According to the reports, tremors were also felt in certain parts of northeast India. Other states that felt the tremors were Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand.
As many as 13,875 earthquakes have been reported from across the world. Out of these occurrences, 20 earthquakes hit the Earth's surface at a magnitude of more than 7 in Richter scale.
Massive instances of damage to property have been reported and millions of lives have been severely affected by these earthquakes.
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