Quake jolts Delhi-NCR: Authorities keeping close watch, says PM
An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Monday, triggering panic among residents.
An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale struck Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Monday, triggering panic among residents.
Frequent earthquakes in Uttarakhand over the past several months have prompted the state government to ask expert agencies to identify the causes and suggest specific measures and disaster mitigation plans, if necessary. Expert agencies have started their work as directed by the state but have noted that the Uttarakhand Himalayas witness 2-3 tremors every month.
At least 53 people were killed and over 60 others injured following a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Dingri County in Xigaze City in the Tibet Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
A powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude struck Nepal on Tuesday morning, sending tremors across parts of North India, including Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim and Delhi-NCR.
On Boxing Day 2004, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean near Indonesia set off a tsunami which killed almost 250,000 people. It was the deadliest natural disaster this century, and was probably the deadliest tsunami in human history.
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The quake struck 54 km SW of Kurio, Japan at a depth of 14.3 kms. According to USGS, the earthquake's location was found to be at 29.995°N and 129.957°E respectively.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted 99 kilometres south-southwest of Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Thursday, the National Center for Seismology said.
According to the National Center for Seismology, the depth of the earthquake was noted to be 10 km at the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck 573km E of Java, Indonesia on Friday, reported the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
