Richter Scale

Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and across Northern India on October 3, after twin earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 6.2 struck Nepal between 2 to 3 pm (IST). The epicenter of the earthquake was Nepal, according to the National Center for Seismology. People rush out of the office building as strong tremors of earthquake were felt across North India. More visuals of tremors from Uttarakhand is going viral.

An earthquake of 4.8 magnitude jolted Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in the intervening night of July 8 and 9. Reportedly, the earthquake occurred at 2:34 am, and had a depth of 10 km. The incident occurred 233 km South East of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) tweeted, "Earthquake of magnitude: 4.8 Occurred on 09-07-2022, 02:34:43 IST".

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Neither any casualty, nor any loss of property, has been reported so far. Sharing details about the earthquake, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) wrote in a tweet that the earthquake had hit 779 kilometres NNE of Kotamobagu in north Sulawesi on 19th April at 6:53 IST. Further details about the Sulawesi earthquake are still awaited.

In Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, an earthquake magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale struck, on January 6 at 11:59 pm, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The epicentre of the quake is reported to be 176 km NNE of the city. It occurred at a depth of 15 km from the surface. So far, no reports of deaths and damage to property have been reported. 

The US Geological Survey said that an earthquake measuring magnitude 6 on the Richter scale struck the coast of Alaska, on December 21. The epicentre of the quake was recorded 61 kilometers east of the city of Port Alsworth. However, it occurred at a depth of 1,526 km from the surface. So far, any death and damage to property have not been reported.