Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, has been hit by an earthquake with a Richter scale value of 4.4, according to the National Centre for Seismology. According to the report, the earthquake struck at 4:09 am on July 21, 2023, at a depth of 10 km, around 9 kilometers from Jaipur. At 4.22 am, an aftershock measuring 3.1 magnitude followed, according to NCS.

“Earthquake in Jaipur,” wrote Murari Lal Meena, Rajasthan’s minister of tourism and civil aviation, in a tweet. I hope everyone is secure. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tweeted in response to the tremors: “Earthquake tremors have been felt in different places in the state including Jaipur. I hope everyone is secure.

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) first insisted that there had been three earthquakes, but on Friday afternoon they revised that the final earthquake had been felt at 4.31 am and had a magnitude of 2.5. The initial earthquake, which was recorded at 4:09 am and measured 4.4 on the Richter scale and a depth of 10 km, was centred in Jaipur, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). People left their homes and a large number of them headed to the neighbourhood parks in their various communities. All of it was trembling. A resident of Jhotwara named Hemant Chaudhary also reported hearing a blast-like noise.