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Earthquake in Uttarakhand: Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hits Dehradun, people come out of their homes


There was a stir in Dehradun due to the earthquake of 3.8 magnitude. There was a stir in Dehradun due to the earthquake of 3.8 magnitude.

Earthquake in Uttarakhand: An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 struck Dehradun, Uttarakhand. While its intensity was 3.8 on the Richter scale. At the same time, people came out of their homes due to fear.


Dehradun. Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude in Dehradun, Uttarakhand has caused a stir. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred today ie Tuesday at around 1:42 pm and its magnitude was 3.8 on the Richter Scale. At the same time, people came out of their homes due to the tremors of the earthquake. However, no information has been revealed about any injury, loss of life or property damage in this earthquake so far. It is being told that the epicenter of the earthquake was Dehradun.



Earlier on July 24, tremors of earthquake were felt in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 3.4 on the Richter scale. According to the National Center for Seismology, the center was at a depth of 10 kilometers underground. However, there was no report of any kind of damage in this earthquake. Let us tell you that Uttarakhand is very sensitive in terms of earthquakes. Uttarakhand comes in earthquake zone 5.


Earthquake hit Pithoragarh on June 28

Before Uttarkashi, an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude was felt in Pithoragarh, another hill district of Uttarakhand, on June 28. Then the epicenter of this earthquake was found 55 km away from Pithoragarh. Tremors were felt in Pithoragarh on the afternoon of June 28 and there was no loss of life or property at that time.



IIT Roorkee created Uttarakhand Earthquake Alert App

A team of scientists from IIT Roorkee has created the Uttarakhand Earthquake Alert App, which will alert when an earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurs. At present, 71 sirens and 165 sensors have been installed for earthquake in Uttarakhand. For the first time in the country, such a mobile app has been made in Uttarakhand, which will not only give warning 20 seconds before the earthquake, but will also tell the location of the people trapped after the earthquake. Uttarakhand Earthquake Alert App has been created by the team of Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority, Government of Uttarakhand and IIT Roorkee. IIT Roorkee was working on this for the last four years. Anyone can register by downloading the Uttarakhand Earthquake Alert App on mobile. It has been designed in such a way that the loss of life and property due to earthquake will be minimized.

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