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Dehradun, June 28 (IANS) A 3.7-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Uttarakhand on Monday afternoon. The National Center of Seismology (NCS) tracked the epicenter 55 km north of Pithuragarh district.
The National Security Council said the quake occurred at 12.18 pm at a depth of 10 kilometers from the surface at 30.084 latitude and 80.26 longitude.
Initially there was no report of loss of life or property after the earthquake.
A similar earthquake with a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale occurred 44 km northwest of Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on May 24 this year and tremors were felt in parts of Dehradun, Puri and Garhwal districts of the state.
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake at a depth of 16.1 km struck near Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand on February 6, 2017.
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