Earthquake hits Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh

The National Centre for Seismology informed, An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 fall at 56 km north of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh at 10:38 pm on Monday. The agency said, the epicentre was at a depth of 10 kms beneath the earth’s surface. “An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred at 56km north of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh at […]

by Deepika Shakya - February 21, 2023, 7:29 am

The National Centre for Seismology informed, An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 fall at 56 km north of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh at 10:38 pm on Monday. The agency said, the epicentre was at a depth of 10 kms beneath the earth’s surface. “An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 occurred at 56km north of Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh at around 10:38 pm, yesterday. The National Center for Seismology said in the statement The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground. Earlier on February 19, an earthquake struck the town of Nandigama in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district. No loss of lives was reported. According to sources, on Sunday the tremors occurred at around 7:13 am and lasted for 3.4 seconds. Fearful residents rushed out of their homes onto the streets. On the same day, an earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale also struck Madhya Pradesh. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake struck Dhar, about 151 km southwest of Indore around 1 pm. The agency said, The earthquake’s epicentre was at a depth of 10 kms beneath the earth’s surface.