Earthquake of 5.2 magnitudes earthquake hits Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow

The National Center for Seismology on Saturday said a 5.2 magnitude earthquake jolted north-northeast of Lucknow. In the early morning at 1.12 AM, the earthquake occurred.

“Earthquake of magnitude:5.2 occurred on 20-08-2022, 01:12:47 IST, Lat: 28.07 and Long: 81.25, Depth: 82 Km, Location: 139 km NNE of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,” tweeted the National Center for Seismology.

Further details about the incident are awaited.

Meanwhile, on Friday the National Center for Seismology said a 3.1 magnitude earthquake jolted South Southwest of Jammu and Kashmir’s Hanley.

Taking to Twitter, NCS informed, “Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.1, occurred on 19-08-2022, 12:02;14 IST, Lat: 31.89 & Long: 78.67, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 92km SSW of Hanley, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Earlier on Friday, in the Pithoragarh area of Uttarakhand, an earthquake of 3.6 magnitudes on the Richter Scale was felt.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.6, Occurred on 19-08-2022, 12:55:55 IST, Lat: 29.96 & Long: 80.12, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 43km NNW of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand,” the NCS tweeted.

However, the earthquake occurred at 12:55 pm.

Madhvi Jha

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