Earthquake News: Strong tremors jolted Bihar and other north Indian states including UP and Delhi NCR on Friday. No casualty has been reported as of now.
Earthquake News: Strong tremors jolted Bihar and other north Indian states including UP and Delhi NCR on Friday. No casualty has been reported as of now. The epicentre of the quake was in Nepal at a depth of 10 km, the NCS said. People in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) also felt strong tremors and rushed out of their homes. This is the third time in a month that strong quakes have struck Nepal.
The tremor with epicentre at Lamidanda area in Jajarkot district hit at 11.47 p.m., according to officials at National Earthquake Measurement Centre. A strong tremor was felt in Kathmandu and surrounding areas. Jajarkokt is about 500 kilometres West of Kathmandu. People came out of their houses in Kathmandu as soon as they felt the tremor.
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Earthquake in Delhi.
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The National Centre for Seismology said the epicentre of the earthquake was in Nepal, about 227 km north of Ayodhya and 331 km west northwest of Kathmandu. The focal depth of the quake was 10 km, the NCS added.
“The tremors were felt for quite some time as we were watching television and enjoying the weekend,” said Inderjit Singh, a resident of Gurugram. Gopal, a resident of Ghaziabad, said the tremors were felt for more than 15 seconds. “I could also hear the window panes rattling”.
This is the third time in a month that strong quakes have struck Nepal. The latest earthquake was also felt in parts of Noida and Greater Noida, adjoining Delhi, prompting several people living in high-rises to rush out of their buildings.
“The tremors felt really strong. The feeling was scary,” said Pratyush Singh, a resident of a group housing society in Sector 76 Noida. People also took to social media to share videos of moving articles like fans and chandeliers due to the tremors.