2.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Uttarkashi

An earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale hit the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The earthquake occurred at about 10.43 am, at a depth of 5 km below the surface of the earth, the epicenter of the earthquake was in the forest area near the village of Nald in the Bhattwari Chill Bhattwari Bhadat Range.

Prakash Singh, a resident of Bhatwari village in Uttarkashi district, said the villagers who felt the quake rushed out of their homes and breathed a sigh of relief as the tremors only lasted for a few seconds.

“According to the IMD department, tremors were felt in Bhatwari, Nald, Utron, Maniri, Ganeshpur and Hina in Bhatwari Tehsil of the province and so far, no loss of life or property damage has been reported from any district in the district,” said Devendra Patwal, Disaster Management Authority official in the district.

There were no reports of any damages to dams in Maniri, Tiluth and Jochiada in the region due to the earthquake, Patwal said, adding that there were no reports of earthquakes from Barkot, Bourola and Mori in Yamunotri district.

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake hit the Uttarkashi region on July 24, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS) and had an epicenter 10 kilometers below the surface of the earth and before that the region reported a 2.7-magnitude earthquake. On July 19.

On May 11, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake was felt in Pithuragarh district while a magnitude 4 earthquake was felt in Uttarkashi district on April 3. On February 17, a 3.3 earthquake was felt in the Shamoli area. On February 12, a 4.1 earthquake struck the Uttarkashi region. On February 6, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit Uttarkashi while people felt 3.6 tremors in Uttarkashi, the day before.

Uttarakhand is prone to earthquakes and natural disasters, in 1991 Uttarakshi was hit by a major earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale, which killed 730 people and damaged about 3 caves while causing massive property damage. In 1999, another major earthquake hit the Chamoli region killing 103 people and displacing thousands.

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