The Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA), Home Department conducted the Nagaland Emergency Preparedness Exercise (NEPEx), a State-wide mega mock exercise on the 17th of November 2022. The exercise was conducted on an earthquake scenario with a magnitude of 8.7 on the Richter scale. This exercise is being carried out to test the capability of the State to respond to and also manage any mega-disaster.