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New Delhi: From Nepal to Uttarakhand, the earth has once again trembled. Where earthquake tremors were felt twice within an hour in Nepal, there was an earthquake in Uttarkashi at 2.19 am on Wednesday, whose intensity was 3.1 on the Richter scale. The intensity of the earthquake in Nepal was much higher than that of Uttarkashi. People were seen coming out of their houses as soon as the tremors were felt.
The National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center said that two earthquakes of magnitude 4.7 and 5.3 occurred in Nepal’s Baglung district in the early hours of Wednesday. NEMRC said that an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred at 01:23 (local time) around Adhikari Chaur in Baglung district.
At the same time, the second earthquake occurred around Khunga in Baglung district at 02:07 (local time), whose intensity on the Richter scale was 5.3. Apart from this, the earth shook in Uttarkashi of Uttarakhand at 2.19 am on Wednesday. The intensity of this earthquake was 3.1 on the Richter scale. No loss of life or property has been reported so far in the tremors of these earthquakes.
Let us tell you that the tremors of this earthquake were felt in Baglung and Uttarkashi of Nepal at a time when people were fast asleep. As soon as the earthquake occurred, people got scared and were seen coming out of the houses. People saw things in their houses moving due to the tremors of the earthquake. Please tell that the period of cold wave is going on in the country.
What to do and what not to do in case of an earthquake
1- If you are inside a building, then sit on the floor and go under some strong furniture. If there is no table or such furniture, then cover your face and head with your hands and sit in a corner of the room.
2- If you are outside the building then move away from the building, trees, poles and wires.
3- If you are traveling in a vehicle, stop the vehicle as soon as possible and remain seated inside the vehicle.
4- If you are buried in a pile of debris, never light a match, neither move nor push anything.
5- In the event of being buried under debris, tap lightly on a pipe or wall, so that the rescuers can understand your position. If you have a whistle, blow it.
6- Make noise only when there is no option. Making noise can cause suffocating dust and dirt in your breath.
7- Always keep disaster relief kit ready in your home.
