Published 22:05 IST, May 29th 2020
4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Haryana and Delhi-NCR, Netizens react
A medium-intensity earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hit Rohtak in Haryana, Friday, tremors of which were felt in the national capital, the NCS said. Netizens react
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A medium-intensity earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hit Rohtak in Haryana, on Friday, tremors of which were felt in national capital, National Centre for Seismology said. According to NCS, quake occurred at a depth of 5 km at 9.08 p.m. re were immediate reports of any loss of life or property.
Sonam Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi, Meera Chopra, and many ors immediately took to ir Twitter handle to express concern and alert people.
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While some just found humour to fight stressful situation
Previous earthquakes in Delhi
Earlier on April 13, an earthquake of 2.7 magnitude hit Delhi at 1:26 PM. According to National Center for Seismology, earthquake occured 9 KM rth of New Delhi at a depth of 5 KM. nearby areas which felt most of tremors are disticts in UP and Haryana like - Gurugram, Kharkhoda, Rohtak, Sonipat, Faridab, Manesar, Jhajjar etc. This was second earthquake to hit Delhi within 24 hours.
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A day before, tremors of an earthquake were felt in parts of Delhi- NCR region on April 12. According to United States Geological Survey (USGS), epicenter of 3.7 Richter scale earthquake is 4km NW of Sardhana, India. CM Arvind Kejriwal prayed for everyone's safety. Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, on or hand, expressed dismay at new development.
USGS has reported that epicentre of earthquake is on UP-Delhi border and occured at 5:45 PM (IST). Nearby places that have felt tremors are UP's Sardhana, Daurāla, Budhāna, Khatauli and national capital- Delhi. earthquake is 10km in depth.
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(with ncy inputs)
22:05 IST, May 29th 2020