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.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the three-month state of emergency to speed up search and rescue efforts.
The earthquake was reported around 05:03:43 (local time) at a depth of 2 km at location 38.19 N and 38.23 E, the EMSC said.
The total number of injured people in Syria and Turkey has reached 75592.
Sixth flight carries more rescue teams, dog squads, and essential medicines for earthquake relief efforts in Turkey.
President Erdogan stressed that the weather conditions have added to the magnitude of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
