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Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hits Arunachal Pradesh

National Centre for Seismology informed that an earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Monday.

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Published : May 17, 2021, 1:13 PM IST

Tawang: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Monday morning, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The quake took place at 10:07 am at a depth of 165 kilometers north of Tawang. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2, occurred on 17-05-2021, 10:07:39 IST, Lat: 30.92 & Long: 91.88, Depth: 165 Km, Location: 371km N of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India," the NCS said in a tweet.

Read: 4.5 magnitude quake jolts Gujarat's Gir Somnath

Earlier today, a low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Rajkot in Gujarat.

The quake took place at 03:37:18 IST at a depth of 10 kilometers south of Rajkot. No loss of lives or properties has been reported yet.

Further details are awaited.

ANI

Tawang: An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale hit Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang on Monday morning, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The quake took place at 10:07 am at a depth of 165 kilometers north of Tawang. "Earthquake of Magnitude: 4.2, occurred on 17-05-2021, 10:07:39 IST, Lat: 30.92 & Long: 91.88, Depth: 165 Km, Location: 371km N of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India," the NCS said in a tweet.

Read: 4.5 magnitude quake jolts Gujarat's Gir Somnath

Earlier today, a low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Rajkot in Gujarat.

The quake took place at 03:37:18 IST at a depth of 10 kilometers south of Rajkot. No loss of lives or properties has been reported yet.

Further details are awaited.

ANI

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