New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit the Hindu Kush area in Afghanistan on Tuesday (March 21, 2023), sturdy tremors of which had been additionally felt in numerous components of north India, together with Delhi-NCR, Jaipur and Chandigarh. The epicentre of the earthquake, which shook the mountainous area at 10.17 pm (IST), was 133 km south-southeast of Fayzabad in Afghanistan. In neighbouring Pakistan, the magnitude of the earthquake was 6.8 and tremors had been felt in a number of cities together with Islamabad, Peshawar, Lahore and Rawalpindi.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the earthquake was positioned at 36.09 levels north on the latitude and 71.35 levels east on the longitude with a focal depth of 156 km.
A senior seismologist mentioned the explanation why individuals in India felt the tremors for a comparatively longer time is as a result of the “depth of the fault was more than 150 km”.
People in northern India first felt the first waves after which had been impacted by the secondary waves, the seismologist added.
The highly effective temblor made a whole bunch of individuals rush out of their properties and are available out on the streets in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Jaipur and different cities.
Earthquake In India: Tremors Felt In Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad
In India, the earthquake was felt throughout the northern area, together with Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
A resident of Lajpat Nagar in Delhi mentioned she was watching tv when she out of the blue noticed the TV and couch had been shaking. Initially, she ignored it however when her husband alerted her, she and her relations rushed out of their dwelling.
“I ignored it initially but as soon as my husband alerted me, I felt the earthquake too. This time it was strong and the sofa I was sitting on started shaking a bit. We rushed outside our home. Thankfully, we are on the ground floor, so in such situations, we have an easy escape,” she was quoted as saying by the news company PTI.
A Noida resident mentioned he first observed the eating desk shaking.
“Soon after we saw that the fans were also shaking. The earthquake was strong in terms of intensity and stayed for a relatively long period,” the resident of Hyde Park society in Noida mentioned.
Earthquake In India: Tremors Also Felt In Chandigarh, Jaipur
The tremors additionally sparked panic in the Rajasthan capital Jaipur and different cities as individuals rushed out of buildings as a precautionary measure and enquired concerning the earthquake from others.
In Punjab and Haryana and their frequent capital Chandigarh, individuals rushed out of their properties throughout the tremors.
Reports from many locations in Punjab, together with Pathankot, Mohali, Jalandhar, Phagwara and Ludhiana, mentioned sturdy tremors had been felt.
There had been related experiences from many locations in Haryana, together with Panchkula, Ambala, Karnal and components of the National Capital Region.
“I was about to go to sleep when I suddenly felt a strong tremor. I along with my wife and two children rushed downstairs,” mentioned a resident who lives on the third flooring of a residential society in Chandigarh.
In Himachal Pradesh, individuals in Shimla, Mandi and a number of other different locations felt the sturdy tremors.
