Earthquake Strikes Sikar In Rajasthan: Tremors Felt
The National Center for Seismology (NCS) reports that at 11:47 p.m. on Saturday, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 struck Sikar, Rajasthan.
The earthquake was at 27.41 N latitude and 75.06 E longitude, at a depth of 5 kilometers. There haven't been any recorded damages or injuries yet.
In a post, the NCS stated, "EQ of M: 3.9, On 08/06/2024 23:47:16 IST, Lat: 27.41 N, Long: 75.06 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Sikar, Rajasthan."
EQ of M: 3.9, On: 08/06/2024 23:47:16 IST, Lat: 27.41 N, Long: 75.06 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Sikar, Rajasthan.
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The location of the earthquake was 27.41 N latitude and 75.06 E longitude, at a depth of 5 kilometers. There haven't been any recorded damages or injuries yet.
The Earth Sciences ministry's nodal agency for tracking seismic activity in the nation is the National Center for Seismology.
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, last week at a depth of 10 kilometers. There were no recorded damages.
Previous to it, on May 26, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 was recorded in Chandel, Manipur. At a depth of 77 kilometers, the epicenter was located at latitude 23.9 N and longitude 94.10 E.
In May, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 with an epicenter located around 5 kilometers below the surface of the earth also occurred in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district. This occurred two weeks after on May 11th, another earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 was recorded in the same area.
