An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit Nepal on Friday night with strong tremors felt in northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. As per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at 11:32 pm at a depth of 10 km.
It added that the epicentre of the earthquake was at the Lamidanda area in Nepal’s Jajarkot district, according to officials at the National Earthquake Measurement Centre.
The earthquake on Friday was the latest in a series of earthquakes whose tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR area.
Just a few days ago, on October 22, an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Nepal. The epicentre of the earthquake was at Dhading and the tremors of the earthquake were also felt in the Delhi-NCR region.
On October 15 too, tremors of a 3.1 magnitude earthquake which struck Haryana were felt in the Delhi-NCR region.
Before that, strong tremors were felt in several parts of northern India, including Delhi and its surrounding areas on October 3 after a series of earthquakes jolted Nepal in a matter of a few hours. The strongest one measured 6.2 on the Richter scale.
Before that, strong tremors were felt in several parts of northern India, including Delhi and its surrounding areas on October 3 after a series of earthquakes jolted Nepal in a matter of a few hours. The strongest one measured 6.2 on the Richter scale.
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