Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 01 Jan 2024

Earthquake in Singrauli

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.