Strong Earthquake Tremors Jolt Delhi-NCR, Other Parts Of North India

Earthquake in Delhi-NCR: The tremors, which were felt in parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, lasted for nearly 40 seconds.

Strong tremors jolted the Delhi-NCR region and parts of North India on Tuesday after two earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 6.2 hit Nepal at an interval of 25 minutes. The tremors, which were felt in parts of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, Hapur and Amroha, lasted for nearly 40 seconds.

The first quake of magnitude 4.6 hit Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometre at 2:25 pm. Minutes later, a stronger quake of magnitude 6.2 jolted the Himalayan nation at 2:51 pm.

"Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.2, occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:51:04 IST, Lat: 29.39 and Long: 81.23, Depth: 5 Km, Location: Nepal," National Centre for Seismology posted on X, formerly Twitter.

Several people were seen rushing out of their offices and homes as the tremors continued for more than 40 seconds. Videos of people evacuating buildings flooded social media. As per initial reports, no damage to life or property have been reported so far.

Delhi Police posted on social media platform X, "Hey Delhi people! We hope you all are safe. Please come out of your buildings to a safe spot, but do not panic. DO NOT USE ELEVATORS! For any emergency help, dial 112."

On August 5, tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas after a powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake struck at a depth of 181 km in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan.

The national capital falls in sesimic zone IV, which means that it is a high-risk zone prone to earthquakes. Besides Delhi, the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain, spanning 700,000 square kilometre across most of northern and eastern India, is vulnerable to earthquakes. 

"Delhi has a few fault lines. This means there are some junctions of plates, in and around Delhi-NCR. The Delhi-Moradabad fault line is a major fault line. The Mathura fault line and Sohna fault line are the two other major fault lines Delhi is situated on. There are some minor fault lines as well, which make Delhi extremely seismically active. This means that there are chances of earthquakes occurring in this region," Professor Subhadeep Banerjee, Geotechnical Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, had told ABP Live earlier this year. 

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