Earthquake shakes the land of Uttarakhand, intensity measured at 6.1 on reactor scale

Dehradun: Uttarakhand is considered an earthquake sensitive area. Once again today, on January 11, the land of Uttarakhand started shaking due to earthquake. Due to which people got scared and ran out of their homes. Earthquake tremors were felt in many areas of Uttarakhand including the capital Dehradun. Uttarakhand falls in zone four and five in terms of earthquake. These tremors were felt in Uttarakhand including Delhi NCR at around 2:50 in the afternoon. Due to which people got scared and came out of their homes. However, there has been no news of any loss of life or property due to the earthquake.

Major earthquakes have occurred in Uttarakhand many times before, but no major earthquake has occurred in Uttarakhand for a long time. In such a situation, it is feared that there is a lot of energy contained under the ground in the Himalayan region, which can come out in the form of a major earthquake at any time. In such a situation, scientists are fearing a major earthquake in Uttarakhand. Based on the study done by scientists regarding earthquake, it is being said that Rudraprayag, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand fall in zone five, while Udham Singh Nagar, Nainital, Champawat, Almora and Pauri fall in zone four. Are. A large part of Dehradun and Tehri falls in both zone four and five.