Dehradun: An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook Uttarakhand at 8.58 am on Sunday.

According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country, the epicentre was near Pithoragarh.

Taking to Twitter NCS wrote on Twitter, "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.8, Occurred on 22-01-2023, 08:58:31 IST, Lat: 29.78 & Long: 80.13, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 23km NNW of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand."