New Delhi: A low intenity earthquake jolted Delhi on Wednesday night at 4.42 pm, a day after magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolted the nationwide capital. According to the National Centre For Seismology, the epicenter of this earthquake was West Delh and the depth was 5 kilometers. “The intensity of the earthquake is recorded 2.7 on the richter scale,” it stated. There was no fast report of any deaths or property injury.
Earlier on Tuesday, robust tremors jolted elements of north India, together with Delhi-NCR as a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush area.Â
Earthquake of Magnitude:2.7, Occurred on 22-03-2023, 16:42:35 IST, Lat: 28.66 & Long: 77.03, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: 17km WNW of New Delhi, India for extra info Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/fcjrL6M4Lb@Indiametdept @ndmaindia @Dr_Mishra1966 @DDNational @Ravi_MoES pic.twitter.com/20aQlnIS8f
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Panicked residents fled buildings because the earthquake struck round 10.20 p.m. and was felt in Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan.
The 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck 133 kilometres southeast of Fayzabad in Afghanistan, in line with a report by the National Centre for Seismology.
The quake was felt strongly in neighouring Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and a number of other cities throughout the nation. But to this point no loss to life or property has been reported.
An earthquake of seven.5 magnitude in 2005 killed greater than 74,000 individuals in Pakistan.
Social media websites are flooded with posts on the earthquake. Netizens are sharing pitures and movies of the tremors felt in Delhi NCR.
