Earthquake in Uttarakhand, people frightened, the intensity was 3.8 Magnitude

Earthquake tremors were felt in Uttarkashi and Tehri districts of Uttarakhand late on Saturday night. Its intensity was 3.8 on the Richter scale. Earthquake tremors were felt twice in Tehri district. According to the information, an earthquake occurred in both the districts at around 2.03 pm on Saturday night. Earlier, the tremors of the earthquake were felt in Tehri at around 1.30 pm as well. During this, people came out of their homes in fear.

No damage reported from anywhere
According to the disaster control room, the epicenter of the earthquake has been reported in Tehri. Know that it was about ten km below the ground. No damage was reported from anywhere in Uttarkashi and Tehri districts.

Earthquake was also felt in Pithoragarh on 24 September
At the same time, on September 24, the tremors of the earthquake were felt in Pithoragarh. Whose intensity was also 3.8. This earthquake was felt in different parts of Pithoragarh district including Munsiyari, Madkot, Nachni, Bangapani, Didihat, Kanalichina.

Most of the area in zones four and five
On the other hand, according to seismologists, the state of Uttarakhand is very sensitive in terms of earthquakes. Most of the area of the state falls in Zones 4 and 5. At the same time, mild earthquake tremors are often felt in Uttarakhand, Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir.

965 earthquakes across the country last year
According to the report of the National Center for Seismology, 965 earthquakes occurred in many areas of the country from January 1 to December 31 last year. 13 tremors were felt in the country’s capital New Delhi and NCR alone.