Earthquake Hits Near Maharashtra's Nashik

Magnitude of the earthquake was 3.6!


Nashik: On Wednesday, 23 November 2022, an earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter Scale was felt near Nashik in Maharashtra in the early hours, informed the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

According to the NCS, the movement of tectonic plates under the earth's surface was felt around 4 am in 89 kilometres west of Nashik. The depth of the earthquake was 5 km below the ground level.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 23-11-2022, 04:04:35 IST, Lat: 19.95 and Long: 72.94, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 89km W of Nashik, Maharashtra, India," tweeted National Center for Seismology.

On Saturday, Delhi, NCR and some other northern states witnessed earthquake tremors. The tremors were felt as an earthquake measuring 5.4 jolted Nepal, 212 km southeast of Joshimath in Uttarakhand.

National Center for Seismology cited, the earthquake originated in Nepal at a depth of 10 km with Latitude 29.28 N and Longitude 81.20 E.

 

 

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