Thursday, 1 February 2018

Earthquake!


The NCR was jolted by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre in Jurm, Afghanistan. The earthquake hit at 12.37 pm and tremors were felt in Noida for about 1 minute.

Apart from in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan, tremors were felt in Delhi and other parts of northern India, mainly Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir.

Most people ran outside as a precaution. Thankfully, no one has so far been reported hurt.

The last earthquake was felt on December 3, around 8.45 pm. The magnitude was 5.5 on the Richter scale and the epicentre was at Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand.