Mallika Dureja
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On Thursday, tremors from an earthquake were felt in Delhi and the surrounding areas. According to Reuters, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, citing the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to GFZ, the quake struck at a depth of 189 kilometres.
According to reports on social media, earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India, including New Delhi.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake took place 44km South of Jurm, Afghanistan at 14:25 UTC. The depth was 189km and was reported by GFZ.
Via: @QuakeAlerts#earthquake #earthquakes #Jurm #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/E0tQjpA1z4— Rohullah Hadaf 🌎🌳 (@rohullahhadaf2) January 5, 2023
Strong shaking was felt in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, as well as Islamabad, parts of northwestern Pakistan, and New Delhi, according to Reuters witnesses in each location.
There have been no reports of casualties or property damage as of yet.
According to the National Center for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Delhi-NCR in the early hours of Sunday (NCS).
Tremors were felt across the Delhi-NCR earlier on November 12. The magnitude of the November 12 earthquake in Nepal, which occurred at 7:57 p.m., was 5.4 on the Richter scale, according to the NCS. “The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometres below ground,” according to NCS.
