Earthquake news today: 5.2 magnitude quake hits north-northeast region Lucknow, India

 

An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck north-northeast area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh in the wee hours of Saturday. As per the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred at 1.12am on Saturday and the depth of the earthquake was 82 km below the ground.  Therev was no casualty reported so far.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:5.2, Occurred on 20-08-2022, 01:12:47 IST, Lat: 28.07 & Long: 81.25, Depth: 82 Km, Location: 139km NNE of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh," tweeted the National Center for Seismology. 

Earlier, an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 shook Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district on Friday, the state disaster management department said. 
There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage to property and the tremor was in moderate range.  

The quake's epicentre was at a depth of 5 km in Kinnaur district, the department said, adding that tremors were felt in and around the district at 12.02 pm.