Uttarakhand: An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck near Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh on Monday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre for the quake was 40 kilometres northeast of Pithoragarh. The earthquake hit Pithoragarh at a depth of 5 km.
“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,” reads a share posted by the National Center for Seismology on X.
On Sunday, strong jolts were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region after an earthquake occurred in Haryana’s Faridabad. The estimated magnitude of the earthquake was 3.1 and it occurred at 4:08pm.