Strong Tremors Jolt Bihar, Sikkim and Delhi-NCR After Nepal Earthquake

New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 hit Tibet near the Nepalese border this morning. The tremors were felt in several parts of India, including Bihar , Assam , Sikkim, West Bengal, and the Delhi NCR region.

The Earthquake measuring 7 magnitude on Richter scale was recorded by the National Earthquake Measurement Centre at 6.50 am.

The tremors were felt around in different parts of the country.

There have been no reports of any damage to property so far due to the earthquake.

Further, as per National Centre for Seismology (NCS) data, two more earthquakes struck the region later in the morning.

One of magnitude 4.7 was recorded at 7:02 AM IST, with its epicenter at latitude 28.60 degrees North and longitude 87.68 degrees East, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Another earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred at 7:07 AM IST, with its epicenter at latitude 28.68 degrees North and longitude 87.54 degrees East, at a depth of 30 kilometers, news agency ANI reported.

Nepal: Prone to Earthquakes

In November 2023, a significant earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 struck northwestern Nepal, resulting in the deaths of over 150 people overnight. The police confirmed extensive damage, with multiple buildings collapsing.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.6, occurred approximately 42 kilometers (about 26 miles) from Jumla, Nepal, in Karnali province. It struck at a relatively shallow depth of 18 kilometers, and the tremors were felt as far away as New Delhi, India’s capital.

Nepal is prone to earthquakes due to its location at the convergence of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, which form the Himalayan Mountain range. In 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed at least 9,000 people, damaged around one million homes and buildings, and caused $6 billion in damage.