<p>An <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/powerful-earthquake-shakes-west-afghanistan-23314595" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">earthquake</a> of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale struck near the Pithoragarh district of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/uttarakhand-articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Uttarakhand</a> on Monday, an official statement issued by the National Centre for Seismology said.</p>
<p>The National Centre for Seismology stated that the earthquake occurred 48 km northeast of Pithoragath at a depth of 5 km.</p>
<p>In a post on X (former Twitter), the National Centre for Seismology said, "Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 16-10-2023, 09:11:40 IST, Lat: 29.86 and Long: 80.61, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 48km NE of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand."</p>
<p>Earlier an earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter Scale struck the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on October 5.</p>
<p>The tremors were felt around 3:49 AM and the quake's depth was recorded at 5km, NCS said.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.</em></span></p><p>
    <script async="async" data-cfasync="false" src="//pl23789885.revenuecpmgate.com/7445444aea29efc3d061cbd866026c06/invoke.js"></script>
    <div id="container-7445444aea29efc3d061cbd866026c06"></div>
    </p>

An earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale struck near the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on Monday, an official statement issued by the NCS

Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits near Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district

NewsClick founder Prabir, HR head Chakravarty move Supreme Court against arrest in UAPA case

An earthquake of magnitude 4 on the Richter scale struck near the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand on Monday, an official statement issued by the National Centre for Seismology said

Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits near Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Ganeshotsav 2026

Home / News / India News / Article / Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits near Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district

Earthquake of magnitude 4 hits near Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district

Trending Stories

Latest Photos

Latest Videos

Latest Web Stories

Ganeshotsav 2026