After An Earthquake Of Magnitude 5.9 Strikes Afghanistan, Tremors Felt In Delhi-NCR

It was the second quake in a week in Delhi. Earlier, on 1 January, an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 hit Delhi and surrounding ar🐓eas at around 1.19 am.

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Updated on: 5 January 2023 3:06 pm

Mild tremors measuring 2.♒6 on Richter Scale were experienced in Palghar on Sunday.

Mil🐼d tremors measuring 2.6 on Richter Scale were experienced in Palghar on Sunday.

Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and adjacent areas on Thursday. It was the second quake in a week in Delhi. Earlier, on 1 January, an earthquake of magniꦅtude 3.8 hit Delhi and surrounding areas at around 1.19 am.

It was after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Afghanistan on Thursday. The earthquake hit t🌳he Hindu Kush Region of Afghanistan around 7:55 pm. The♎ epicentre was 79 km south of Fayzabad in Afghanistan at a depth of 200 km.

Delhi is under seismic zones 4 -- the hi🍸gh risk prone📖 to earthquakes.

"🌸Earthquake of Magnitude:5.9, Occurred on 05-01-2023, 19:55:51 IST, Lat: 36.39 & Long: 70.66, Depth: 200 Km ,Location: 79km S of Fayzabad, Afghanistan", said National Center for Seismology (NCS), the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquakeꦺ activity in the country. There was no immediate report of any injury to anyone or damage to any property.