
On Sunday, January 14, 2024, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.1 on the Richter Scale struck Bilaspur. The National Centre for Seismology shared details of the seismic event through its official X (formerly Twitter) handle. According to their tweet, the earthquake occurred at 14:18:00 IST, with coordinates indicating a location at Lat: 22.53 and Long: 82.15. The depth of the earthquake was reported to be 5 km.
The seismic activity took place approximately 50 km north of Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh, India. The National Centre for Seismology’s tweet provided crucial information about the event, emphasizing key details such as the magnitude, time of occurrence, geographical coordinates, depth, and proximity to Bilaspur.