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3 earthquakes within 30 minutes rock Jaipur

Three earthquakes within the space of half an hour rocked Jaipur between 4 to 4:30 am on Friday.  

The latest earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred at 4.25 am at a depth of 10 kilometres, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.4, Occurred on 21-07-2023, 04:25:33 IST, Lat: 26.87 & Long: 75.69, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,” the National Center for Seismology (NCS) tweeted.

Earlier the earthquake of magnitude 3.1 was felt at 4.22 am at a depth of 5 kilometres.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 21-07-2023, 04:22:57 IST, Lat: 26.67 & Long: 75.70, Depth: 5 km, Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India,” NCS tweeted.

Prior to this, the first earthquake was felt at 4.09 am at a depth of 10 kilometres.

NCS had tweeted: “Earthquake of Magnitude 4.4, Occurred on 21-07-2023, 04:09:38 IST, Lat: 26.88 & Long: 75.70, Depth: 10 Km Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.”

Reacting to the erthquakes, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje tweeted: “Earthquake tremors have been felt at other places in the state including Jaipur. I hope you all are safe!”

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