Earthquake replace: Minor tremors 2.7 Magnitude on Richter scale have been felt in Delhi-NCR at round 4.42 pm on Wednesday midday. The quake comes a day after major jolts hit Delhi-NCR.
According to National Center for Seismology, the affected location was West Delhi.
“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,” tweeted the National Center for Seismology.
Earthquake on Tuesday night time
People in Delhi-NCR felt sturdy tremors round 10.22 pm on Tuesday night time. It was estimated magnitude 6.6 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was the Hindu Kush area in Afghanistan. So far no loss to life or property has been reported. According to USGS, tremors have been felt in Turkmenistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
People dwelling in skyscrapers got here out because of panic as their buildings shook following the sturdy tremors in a number of cities in India and Pakistan. People gathered exterior their flats in Delhi-NCR following the tremors. Metro providers in Delhi-NCR have been placed on halt for hours as a precautionary measure.
Panic gripped residents
People in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and a few cities of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have been seen exterior their properties with their kin to flee any untoward incident. Panic-stricken individuals began screaming when the earthquake hit residential areas. Social media was flooded with video clips exhibiting the tremors.
Soon after tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, a report of a constructing growing cracks surfaced in Dehi’s Shakarpur creating panic among the many residents. A name to Delhi’s fireplace division was additionally made following which fireplace tenders have been rushed to the spot, nonetheless, residents of the constructing confirmed to India TV that it already had cracks ever for the reason that constructing was constructed.
Delhi fireplace service mentioned this appears to be a great intention name, no tiltaion was discovered in the constructing.
What skilled mentioned
“As we know that the Indo-Australian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate and this release happened in that region. The HKH region is very active seismologically. The reason why people in northwest India and Delhi felt it for a relatively longer time is because of the depth. The depth of the fault is over 150 km so first primary waves were felt and then secondary waves. Aftershocks are likely now but they can’t be Forecast”, J L Gautam, head of workplace and Scientist on the National Center for Seismology, mentioned.
