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Earthquake hits Delhi and Northern India

by TLN Team February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
written by TLN Team February 12, 2021February 12, 2021
Earthquake hits Delhi and Northern India

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Amritsar on Friday night, according to National Center for Seismology. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.1, Occurred on Friday, 22:34:40 IST, Lat: 31.57 & Long: 75.09, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 21km ESE of Amritsar, Punjab, National Centre for Seismology tweeted. The epicentre of the earthquake was 21 km from Amritsar in Punjab.

Earthquake

Region:Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region
Time:2021-02-12 17:01:35.2 UTC
Magnitude:6.2
Epicenter:73.65°E 38.08°N
Depth:91 km
Source: GFS

The earthquake occurred at 10:34 pm pm at a depth of ten kilometres from the surface. Tremors of earthquake felt ar OPEN APP Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR) and several other parts of north India.

Another earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Tajikistan at 10:31 pm on Friday, informed National Centre for Seismology.

People in Ludhiana were seen on the roads as the tremors jolted the region at least twice, reported the Hindustan Times.

“Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi. Praying for everyone’s safety, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

The Delhi-NCR region is very peculiar with regard to seismic activities. It has several faultlines that generate earthquakes, but it also feels the impact of quakes that are epicentred as far as the Hindukush mountains in Afghanistan and even in Nepal.

Earthquake tremors were felt in West Delhi in the last week of January.

Tremors triggered panic among citizens, prompting people to rush out of their homes. There was no immediate report of any damage to life of property. Earthquake tremors were also felt in parts of Uttarakhand.

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