Earthquake jolts Uttarakhand; epicentre near Pithoragarh
Dehradun: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook Uttarakhand at 8.58 am on Sunday.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country, the epicentre was near Pithoragarh.
Taking to Twitter NCS wrote on Twitter, "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.8, Occurred on 22-01-2023, 08:58:31 IST, Lat: 29.78 & Long: 80.13, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 23km NNW of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand."
Earthquake of Magnitude:3.8, Occurred on 22-01-2023, 08:58:31 IST, Lat: 29.78 & Long: 80.13, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 23km NNW of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/mKY2l8USLk pic.twitter.com/hyMFxU2IbT
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 22, 2023
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