Strong tremours felt in NCR after earthquake hits Nepal
Following a powerful earthquake in Nepal, severe tremors lasting several seconds were reported in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and other locations. The earthquake had a 6.3 magnitude and happened at 1.57 am, according to the National Center for Seismology.
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Following a powerful earthquake in Nepal, severe tremors lasting several seconds were reported in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and other locations. The earthquake had a 6.3 magnitude and happened at 1.57 am, according to the National Center for Seismology. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake occurred 10 km beneath the surface of the earth.
According to the ANI news agency, at least three fatalities have been recorded in the Doti District of far-western Nepal.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on 09-11-2022, 01:57:24 IST, Lat: 29.24 & Long: 81.06, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal,” National Center for Seismology tweeted. National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.
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The epicentre of the earthquake was at Dailekh (Nepal), 90 km southeast of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand.
According to a tweet from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), some 209 million people in India and Nepal felt shaking across a distance of 500 km.
After the earthquakes were felt in the nation’s capital, several users turned to social networking sites.
According to a representative of the Delhi disaster management authority, the emergency operation centre has not yet received any calls informing it of any earthquake-related damages.
Within the past 24 hours, Nepal has experienced a second earthquake.
Late Tuesday night, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the area had undergone at least two earthquakes, with magnitudes of 4.9 and 3.5.
