Earthquake in Singrauli | 01 Jan 2024

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.