Earthquake of magnitude 3.1 hits Assam's Dhubri

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An earthquake of magnitude 3.1 occurred in Assam's Dhubri district in the early hours of Sunday, an official statement said.

National Center for Seismology said that the earthquake occurred at 3:01 am at a depth of 17 Km.

Taking to X (former Twitter), National Center for Seismology (NCS) said, "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 01-10-2023, 03:01:33 IST, Lat: 26.08 and Long: 90.05, Depth: 17 Km, Location: Dhubri, Assam, India."

Earlier an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 jolted Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on Monday.

"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.0, Occurred on 25-09-2023, 08:35:54 IST, Lat: 31.07 & Long: 77.98, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India," NCS said in a post on X.

Mild earthquakes measuring 2.8 and 2.1 on the Richter Scale struck Himachal Pradesh's Mandi and Chamba districts in September.

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