6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Amritsar, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, throughout north India | Live Updates

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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocked Amritsar’s Punjab whereas sturdy tremors have been felt in Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh for a number of seconds on Friday night time. So far, no reviews of any harm have surfaced. As per reviews, 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred at 22:34:40 (IST), Lat: 31.57, Long: 75.09. The dept of the quake was 10 kms.

Strong earthquake rocks Amritsar, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, North India | Live Updates

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit Tajikistan at 10:31 pm at this time, National Centre for Seismology stated. Following which, an aftershock of magnitude 6.1 rocked Punjab’s Amritsar.
Speaking to India TV, folks in Himachal Bhawan in Delhi felt tremors for almost 30-40 seconds. They rushed in direction of an open space as quickly as they realised it was an earthquake, folks stated who have been current within the Himachal Bhawan.
The Delhi-NCR area may be very peculiar with regard to seismic actions. It has a number of faultlines that generate earthquakes, but it surely additionally feels the affect of quakes which can be epicentred so far as the Hindukush mountains in Afghanistan and even in Nepal.
The nationwide capital falls below seismic zone IV – a really high-risk zone. India is split into 4 seismic zones — II, III, IV and V — in accordance with the rising depth and frequency of earthquakes.
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