February 21, 2023 08:15 am | Updated 08:15 am IST – Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh):
An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred at 56 km north of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh at 10:38 pm on Monday, February 20, 2023, the National Centre for Seismology knowledgeable. The epicentre was at a depth of 10 km beneath the earth’s floor, the company mentioned.
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“An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred at 56km north of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh at around 10:38 pm, yesterday. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground,” the National Center for Seismology mentioned within the assertion.
Earlier on February 19, an earthquake struck the city of Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district. No loss of lives was reported.
According to sources, the tremors occurred at round 7:13 am on Sunday and lasted for 3.4 seconds. Fearful residents rushed out of their properties onto the streets.
On the identical day, an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale additionally struck Madhya Pradesh. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake struck Dhar, about 151 km southwest of Indore round 1 pm. The earthquake’s epicentre was at a depth of 10 kms beneath the earth’s floor, the company mentioned.
