Rather than the terrible Cyclone Ockhi terrorizing the north of India, it was an earthquake that had the people trembling with fear. Here are the details.
An earthquake of a magnitude of 5.5, with its epicenter in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, registered tremors as far away as Delhi, at around 8.49 p.m on Wednesday.
An official in the Uttarakhand disaster management division said there were no reports of death, injury and even damage to structures. “Reports so far, from all across the district, indicate nothing adverse. It was a mild event,” said police-constable Parveen. He is also part of the State’s disaster management set-up.
People in Delhi saw wall hangings tremble but the shaking was also barely perceptible to several.
The earthquake registered a depth of nearly 30 km. Uttarakhand is among the States vulnerable to considerable damage from earthquakes, partly because of the several folds of mountains, the geology that eases the passage of tremors and a massive store of unreleased energy that’s been building up over centuries.
Experts have frequently warned that a huge earthquake, greater than magnitude 8.0, is imminent in this region, though there’s no saying when. Several districts of Uttarakhand fall in Zone 4, or among the States in India that are at high seismic risk. Zone 5 is the highest on the seismic risk scale.
Here are the highlights:
Dec 06, 2017
22:33 (IST)
M4.9 #earthquake (#?????) strikes 92 km NE of #Rish?kesh (#India) 12 min ago. Effects reported by witnesses: pic.twitter.com/ACmU397Fnv
— EMSC (@LastQuake) December 6, 2017
Dec 06, 2017
22:32 (IST)
The earthquake was felt in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
Dec 06, 2017
22:23 (IST)
People in Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh evacuated their buildings after earthquake tremors in the region.
Dec 06, 2017
22:06 (IST)
The department of the earthquake is not kms, but 30 kms in the Rudraprayag district. The deeper the earthquake strikes, the lesser the chances of damage.
Dec 06, 2017
21:54 (IST)
Tremors in Delhi as 5.5 magnitude #earthquake hits Uttarakhand
Read: https://t.co/VcuKYJsnl7
Track LIVE updates: https://t.co/jM3PRYMjuW pic.twitter.com/aDNUiaZZIS— NDTV (@ndtv) December 6, 2017
Dec 06, 2017
21:52 (IST)
This is the second earthquake in Uttarakhand in the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake was reported in the state. The hill state, a part of the Himalayan region, falls under a high seismic zone.
Dec 06, 2017
21:49 (IST)
Strong earthquake tremors were felt in New Delhi and neighboring Gurgaon this evening.”
Dec 06, 2017
21:48 (IST)
There were no immediate reports of any injury or destruction in parts of Delhi-NCR.
Dec 06, 2017
21:46 (IST)
Just felt Earthquake tremors in Delhi. Hope everything is safe !
— Madhur Verma (@IPSMadhurVerma) December 6, 2017
Dec 06, 2017
21:45 (IST)
The earthquake struck at 8:49 pm, at a depth of 30 kilometers, according to the Indian Meteorological Department.
Tremors were also felt in Roorkee and Dehradun in Uttarakhand and parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. In Dehradun, many people stepped out of their buildings after the tremors.
Dec 06, 2017
21:45 (IST)
The epicenter of the moderate intensity earthquake was reported 121 km east of Dehradun, in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district.
Dec 06, 2017
21:43 (IST)
According to the IMD’s National Seismological Centre, the quake occurred at 8:49 pm. Uttarakhand, a part of the Himalayan region, falls under a high seismic zone.
Dec 06, 2017
21:42 (IST)
Tremors were felt in several parts of North India, including the national capital.
Dec 06, 2017
21:42 (IST)
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district today evening, the India Meteorological Department said.
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