Earthquake in Delhi-NCR tremors felt in Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad
Earthquake in Delhi-NCR | Hyderabad / Delhi, July 10: Tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR region on Thursday morning after a magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck near Jhajjar in Haryana at 9.04 am and took place at a depth of 14 km.
The estimated magnitude of the quake was around 4.1 on the Richter scale, which measures the magnitude of earthquakes.
People in Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon were seen rushing out of buildings and homes, however, no initial loss to any life or damage to any property has been reported.
Earthquake in Delhi-NCR | Tremors felt in Meerut and Shamli
Apart from Delhi, NCR, strong tremors were also felt as far as Meerut and Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh, about 200 km from the epicentre in Jhajjar.
The National Centre of Seismology stated that the earthquake was shallow and originated about 10 km below the earth’s surface. It should be noted that the shallow earthquakes have greater capacity to cause damage, but in this case, the magnitude of the earthquake was not very strong, hence no major damage was reported in Delhi-NCR.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake had a depth of 10km and was recorded at 9:04am.
Apart from the national capital, the tremors were also felt in Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad in the National Capital Region, apart from parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
People on social media said that the intensity of the tremors scared them, with even the cupboards being forced open due to the jolts.
“We felt the tremors…It was really scary, my vehicle shook. It was really strong,” an eyewitness told the news agency ANI.
Another eyewitness in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad said that he felt someone was shaking the whole shop he was sitting in.
“The tremors felt quite strong. I was at a shop when it hit, it felt as if someone was shaking the shop,” he said.
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