Lagatar24 Desk
Pithoragarh, Oct 16: An earthquake with a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale hit the region near Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district on Monday, according to an official announcement by the National Centre for Seismology.
The earthquake was reported to have happened 48 km northeast of Pithoragath at a depth of 5 km by the National Centre for Seismology.
The National Centre for Seismology in a post on X (former Twitter) said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 16-10-2023, 09:11:40 IST, Lat: 29.86 and Long: 80.61, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 48km NE of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.”
Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 16-10-2023, 09:11:40 IST, Lat: 29.86 & Long: 80.61, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: 48km NE of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/N2CgIIptvU@KirenRijiju @Ravi_MoES @ndmaindia @Dr_Mishra1966 pic.twitter.com/z4FeNRBoqh
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) October 16, 2023
Earlier on October 5, an earthquake with a Richter Scale magnitude of 3.2 hit Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand.
