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3.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Sonipat region of Haryana

Early on Sunday morning, Sonipat, Haryana, was struck by an earthquake with a value of 3.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquakes were felt at around four in the morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

The NCS reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was located in Sonipat, at a depth of 5 kilometers, and at latitude 29.15 degrees north and longitude 76.97 degrees east.

Thus yet, there have been no reports of casualties or property damage.

Days before, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that rocked western Nepal caused severe tremors in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, among other portions of north India. Out of several subsequent earthquakes that rocked the nation, this one was the strongest.

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Faridabad, Haryana, earlier on October 15 caused tremors to be felt throughout the Delhi-NCR area.

Prior to that, on October 3, when a series of earthquakes rocked Nepal in a matter of hours, severe tremors were felt in various northern Indian regions, including Delhi and its environs. On the Richter scale, the strongest one registered a 6.2.

 

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