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Magnitude 3 earthquake strikes Madhya Pradesh

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An earthquake of magnitude 3 struck the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, with an epicentre located at a depth of 5 kilometers, following a similar magnitude earthquake in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, on October 18, 2026, with an epicentre at a depth of 10 kilometers. The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is monitoring the situation and awaiting further details regarding the impact.

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  • An earthquake of magnitude 3 struck the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, wi…: An earthquake of magnitude 3 struck the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, with an epicentre located at a depth of 5 kilometers.
  • The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is monitoring the situation and awaiting further…: The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) is monitoring the situation and awaiting further details regarding the impact.

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Khargone: An earthquake of magnitude three struck the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

According to NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in the Khargone area at a depth of 5 kilometres around 12:15 pm.

"EQ of M: 3.0, On: 18/10/2026 12:15:23 IST, Lat: 21.483 N, Long: 75.953 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Khargone, Madhya Pradesh," NCS said in a post on platform X.

Further details regarding the impact of the earthquake are awaited.

A day earlier, an earthquake struck Shimla in Himachal Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday, with tremors recorded at 4:36 AM, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded at Latitude 31.298 N, Longitude 77.529 E, at a Depth of 10 kilometres.

Earlier on October 6, earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR region, with the epicentre of the quake located in Uttarakhand, according to the NCS.

According to NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was located in the Khargone area at a depth of 5 kilometres around 12:15 pm.

"EQ of M: 3.0, On: 18/10/2026 12:15:23 IST, Lat: 21.483 N, Long: 75.953 E, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Khargone, Madhya Pradesh," NCS said in a post on platform X.

Further details regarding the impact of the earthquake are awaited.

A day earlier, an earthquake struck Shimla in Himachal Pradesh in the early hours of Saturday, with tremors recorded at 4:36 AM, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The magnitude 4.1 earthquake was recorded at Latitude 31.298 N, Longitude 77.529 E, at a Depth of 10 kilometres.

Earlier on October 6, earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR region, with the epicentre of the quake located in Uttarakhand, according to the NCS.

Original source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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