Madhya Pradesh
Earthquake in Singrauli
- 01 Jan 2024
- 1 min read
Why in News?
According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was recorded in the Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh.
Key Points
- The NCS comes under the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
- The earthquake events are scaled either according to the magnitude or intensity of the shock. The magnitude scale is known as the Richter scale.
- The magnitude relates to the energy released during the quake and is expressed in absolute numbers, i.e., 0-10.
