Jaipur: An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter Scale occurred near Jaipur on Friday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology. The central government’s nodal agency for monitoring earthquakes said that the epicentre of the seismic event was 92km northwest of Jaipur and at the depth of 5km. The earthquake occurred at 8.01 am.
Tremors were felt in some districts including Sikar and Fatehpur early Friday. Locals in Fatehpur said they felt tremors around 8:01 am for three seconds on Friday.
On Thursday, a mild intensity earthquake with its epicentre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra area shook the region.
The earthquake of magnitude 3.5 occurred at 3.02 am, the National Centre for Seismology said. It said that the earthquake had a depth of five km with its epicentre lying 84 km east of Katra.
(_Vinayak)
