Nepal earthquake was felt till Uttar Pradesh...
Earthquake tremors were felt in nepal late at night. The magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 5.3 on the Richter scale. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors of the earthquake were felt 7 km away from nepal at 1.12 pm on Friday. The earthquake occurred when people were sleeping soundly. However, no loss of life or property has been reported in this at the moment.
Tremors were felt in many districts of UP
According to reports, the effect of these tremors of the nepal earthquake was felt till Uttar Pradesh. Earthquake tremors were felt in many districts including Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, Bahraich, Bareilly and Lakhimpur. Earlier on friday morning, there was an earthquake in Jammu and Kashmir. Although its intensity was less. According to the National Center for Seismology, the magnitude of the earthquake was measured at 3.3 on the Richter scale.
Cloudburst in Uttarakhand
At the same time, the incident of cloudburst came to light in Sarkhet village of raipur block of dehradun district. local people here informed SDRF about the cloudburst incident at 2.45 am on Saturday. The NDRF team immediately reached the spot and all the people trapped in the village were rescued, while some people are hiding in a nearby resort. Those who will be rescued soon.
How is the intensity of an earthquake measured?
Earthquakes are measured by the Richter scale. An earthquake is measured from its epicentre. It measures the intensity of the energy released from inside the earth during an earthquake. This intensity gives an idea of the magnitude of the tremor of the earthquake. The intensity of an earthquake is estimated by the waves of energy emanating from the epicentre. These waves vibrate for hundreds of kilometres and even fall into the cracks in the earth.
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