Delhi- NCR feel tremors as mild quake hits Faridabad, no casualty
Delhi and areas of NCR felt mild tremors when a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday afternoon.
As per the National Centre for Seismology, the earthquake struck at around 4:08 pm.
It said the epicentre for the quake was nine kilometres east of Faridabad and 30 kilometres southeast of Delhi.
"Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 15-10-2023, 16:08:16 IST, Lat: 28.41 & Long: 77.41, Depth: 10 Km, Location: 9km E of Faridabad, Haryana, India," NCS said on X.
The earthquake comes days after similar strong jolts were felt on October 3 around the national capital.
At that time, Nepal recorded a 6.2 magnitude earthquake. Other cities in the region such as Lucknow and Bareilly had also experienced the tremors.
(With UNI inputs)
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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