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4.2-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Uttarkashi, No Damage Reported
An earthquake shook Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand on Saturday evening.
It measured 4.2 in magnitude and happened 11 kilometres below the ground.
Its epicentre was about two kilometres northwest of Uttarkashi.
The shaking made some people hurry outside because they were scared.
A local priest said televisions shook in homes.
Officials said no damage had been reported so far, and one report also said no injuries had been reported.
Earlier that day, a smaller earthquake shook Bageshwar district.
A stronger earthquake had hit Chamoli district on October 6.
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, on Saturday, October 10, at 8:07 p.m.
The National Centre for Seismology recorded the quake at a depth of 11 kilometres, with its epicentre about two kilometres northwest of Uttarkashi.
Tremors prompted residents to rush outdoors; a local priest said televisions shook inside homes.
Officials reported no damage so far; one article also said no injuries had been reported at the time of publication.
A magnitude 2.8 quake was recorded in Bageshwar earlier that Saturday, and a magnitude 4.9 earthquake had struck Chamoli on October 6.
- Who
- Residents in Uttarkashi experienced the tremors; the National Centre for Seismology reported the earthquake.
- What
- A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck; officials reported no damage so far.
- Where
- Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand; the epicentre was about two kilometres northwest of Uttarkashi.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, at 8:07 p.m.
- Why
- The articles report the earthquake but do not establish its cause.
Reported effects
Official impact status
Effects of the Uttarkashi tremor
Reported effects
Residents reportedly panicked and rushed outdoors; a local priest said televisions shook inside homes.
Official impact status
Officials said no damage had been reported so far; one article also reported no injuries at the time of publication.
Key facts
- Magnitude
- 4.2
- Date and time
- Saturday, October 10, at 8:07 p.m.
- Depth
- 11 kilometres
- Epicentre
- About two kilometres northwest of Uttarkashi
- Reported impact
- Officials said no damage had been reported so far; one report also said no injuries had been reported at filing time.
- Other Saturday earthquake
- Magnitude 2.8 in Bageshwar district at 3:40 p.m., at a depth of five kilometres.
- Earlier earthquake
- Magnitude 4.9 in Chamoli district on October 6.
Sources
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