An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 jolted parts of Delhi, NCR and Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. Mild tremors were felt in many areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi-NCR. The intensity was measured at 4.4 on the Richter scale and the epicentre has been located in Uttarakhand.
Meanwhile, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck western Nepal Wednesday afternoon. The Nepal Earthquake Monitoring Centre said the quake struck at 1.45 pm and it was recorded in the Bajura district, 450 km west of Kathmandu. However, there were no reports of any damage from the earthquake, officials told PTI. Earlier, on January 24, one person was killed when Bajura was hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake.
On Monday, a low-intensity earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale rocked J&K. National Centre for Seismology (NCS) data said, "An earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred at 10.07 pm Monday in J&K."
The earthquake's epicentre was 89 km east of Katra in the Reasi district. The coordinates of the tremor were latitude 33.03 degrees north and longitude 75.89 degrees east. It occurred at a depth of 25 km inside the earth.
No report of any casualty or damage to property was received from anywhere.
Earthquakes have wrought havoc in J&K in the past. An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred in J&K on October 8, 2005.
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