Earthquake in Uttrakhand : Earthquake shaken from Uttarkashi to Dehradun

Earthquake tremors were felt at many places in Uttarakhand on Sunday morning. During this people came out of their homes. These tremors were felt from Dehradun, Mussoorie to Uttarkashi. Earthquake tremors were felt in Dunda Bhatwadi Barkot Naugaon area including district headquarters Uttarkashi.

Earthquake tremors have also been felt in Rudraprayag. The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.7 Richter. Earthquake tremors were felt at around 8.33 am on Sunday morning. No damage has been reported from anywhere. The epicenter of the earthquake is being told 35 km from Chinyalisaund in Uttarakhand.

Strong earthquake tremors were also felt in Tehri district on Sunday morning. People came out of their homes. DM Abhishek Ruhela has directed the Disaster Management Operation Center to take information about the loss of life and property from all the tehsils. The District Magistrate said that till date no information about life and property has been received from anywhere. Information is being taken from all the tehsils.

Uttarakhand comes in the very vulnerable zone five of earthquake. In such a situation, Uttarakhand, one of the Himalayan states, is an earthquake-sensitive state and special caution needs to be taken here. Uttarkashi district is extremely vulnerable to earthquakes. The Uttarkashi earthquake falls in zone 5.