New Delhi: Rajasthan’s Bikaner was hit by a 4.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday (March 26) at round 2:16 am, as per the National Center for Seismology. The depth of the earthquake was 8 km and there have been no stories of harm, accidents, or deaths.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 26-03-2023, 02:16:37 IST, Lat: 28.40 & Long: 68.06, Depth: 8 Km, Location: 516km W of Bikaner, Rajasthan,” National Center for Seismology tweeted on Saturday.
Earthquake of Magnitude:4.2, Occurred on 26-03-2023, 02:16:37 IST, Lat: 28.40 & Long: 68.06, Depth: 8 Km ,Location: 516km W of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India for extra data Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/X8RL8NbzD6@Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES @ndmaindia @Indiametdept pic.twitter.com/NEB8MLUnal
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) March 25, 2023
Another earthquake of three.5 magnitude occurred in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang at 1:45 am on the identical night time. The NCS tweeted, “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5, Occurred on 26-03-2023, 01:45:09 IST, Lat: 27.48 & Long: 96.15, Depth: 76 Km, Location: Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh.”
Myanmar was hit by an earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale on March 25, Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, and it was positioned 106 km North of Burma in Myanmar.
On Friday (March 24) morning, two earthquakes struck Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, inflicting sturdy tremors within the space. The NCS recorded a magnitude 4.0 earthquake close to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh at 10:31 am, whereas a magnitude 3.9 quake hit the Ambikapur space in Chhattisgarh at 10:28 am.
Before that, tremors of a robust earthquake in Afghanistan had been felt in north India together with Delhi-NCR. The tremors lasted for a number of seconds and prompted panic amongst residents of the nationwide capital as they rushed out of their houses to the streets. However, no harm was reported in India. Deaths as a result of quake had been reported in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
