[ad_1]
New Delhi:
Tremors were felt in Delhi and neighboring states around 8 pm tonight, forcing many to leave their homes and offices in the second quake felt in the region. The epicenter was again in Nepal, with a magnitude of 5.4, the National Center for Seismology reported.
The Earthquake Monitoring Authority of Nepal said that the epicenter of the earthquake was near Patadewal in Bajhang district and the exact time was 8.12 pm local time, which means 7.57 pm in India. “This is the fifth earthquake of magnitude 4 or higher to hit Nepal in the last three days,” authorities said.
Earthquake Magnitude:5.4, Occurred on 12-11-2022, 19:57:06 IST, Lat: 29.28 and Long: 81.20, Depth: 10 km, Location: Nepal, Download BhooKamp app for more information https://t .co /4wntmaWERI@ndmaindia@Indiametdept@Ravi_MoES@OfficeOfDrJS@Dr_Mishra1966@PMOIndiapic.twitter.com/eyQE1HMb5Z
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) November 12, 2022
It was less intense than the earthquakes felt in Delhi and other parts of north India earlier this week. The depth was again 10 km below the Earth’s surface.
Tremors were reported from Noida and Gurugram today, besides Haryana and other parts of UP, Uttarakhand and Punjab. People reacted immediately on Twitter and other social media platforms, sharing many memes as well
My bed was literally rocking 😭 #Delhi#earthquake
— Varshita⁷ (@pluviophile05_) November 12, 2022
This was a long earthquake!
— Ashneer Grover (@Ashneer_Grover) November 12, 2022
That was a very long earthquake! Scary AF!
— Iknoor Kaur (@iknoorkaur) November 12, 2022
Earlier, on Tuesday night, strong tremors were felt in Delhi around 2 am after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Nepal. According to the National Center for Seismology, the depth of the earthquake was about 10 km. Six people were killed and eight injured in Nepal. The epicenter was in Doti district, about 70 km from today’s epicenter.
[ad_2]
Source link