Tremors jolt Rajasthan
Wednesday - January 31, 2018 3:54 pm ,
Category : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Jaipur Jan 31 (IANS) Rajasthan was rocked by an earthquake on Wednesday for around 10-12 seconds. There was no loss of life or property.
According to met department officials the earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale was felt at 12.36 p.m.
People in Jaipur Jodhpur Alwar Udaipur Bharatpur and many other cities experienced the tremors and came out of their houses and offices.
According to information the quake had struck the Hindu Kush mountains (near Afghanistan) which triggered tremors in Afghanistan Pakistan eastern Uzbekistan and several parts of India including its entire northern part.
The epicentre of the earthquake was some 35 km south of Jarm in the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region.
--IANS
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