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4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Punjab

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New Delhi: After Nepal and Delhi, now Punjab has reported an earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale earlier this morning.

This earthquake was reported after multiple earthquakes were reported from the Himalayan region as well as Delhi.

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The National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake occurred at around 3:42 am at a depth of 120 km.

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The NCS in a tweet said, “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.1, Occurred on 14-11-2022, 03:42:27 IST, Lat: 31.95 & Long: 73.38, Depth: 120 Km, Location: 145km WNW of Amritsar, Punjab, India.” 

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It may be mentioned that earlier in an earthquake of magnitude 6.3, at least six people were killed. The tremors of that earthquake were felt in several parts of India including Delhi.

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Again on Saturday, November 12, another earthquake of magnitude 5.4 was reported in Nepal.

The earthquake on Monday did not report much damage or claim any lives but the assessment is still going on.

 

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