Earthquake in Delhi: According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake’s epicenter was 90 kilometers (km) south-east of Pithoragarh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which borders Nepal.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake that slammed west Nepal early on November 9 claimed the lives of at least six people and injured five more, according to authorities.
The earthquake, which had its epicenter in Khaptad National Park in the Doti district, was reported to have happened at 2.12 a.m. by the National Seismological Center.
Director of Police Assistant All of the deceased, according to Bhola Bhatta, acting chief of the District Police Office in Doti, were killed by falling pieces of the homes that were ruined by the earthquake.
The 6.3 magnitude earthquake that occurred at 1.57 a.m. had its epicenter in Nepal, some 90 km to the east-southeast of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The last few days have seen fewer earthquakes of greater magnitude in the area.
As stated by the National Center for Seismology, Nepal served as the epicenter. Earthquake of Magnitude 6.3, Occurred on September 11, 2022, at 1:57 IST, Lat: 29.24 and Long: 81.06, Depth: 10 Km,
Almost 9,000 people were killed and nearly 22,000 others were injured after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Nepal in April 2015. Along with homes and schools, it also caused damage to over 800,000 of them.
Second earthquake in 24 hours
The bigger quake, which struck western Nepal at 9.07 p.m. and had a magnitude of 5.7, came after two moderate quakes. a 4.1 magnitude one at 9.56 p.m. on November 8 and on. It said that the epicenter was unchanged.
North India as a whole felt the earthquakes, including Delhi and its outskirts of Gurugram and Ghaziabad as well as Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
On Twitter, a lot of individuals posted videos of themselves and their neighbors huddling over their phones, trying to figure out what had occurred and where the epicenter was as they recounted their personal experiences. People also posted pictures of themselves running out of their homes. A chandelier was moving in one footage.
“The epicenter of this earthquake is only 80 km from where I am… I was sleeping profoundly, I tell you. The sound of the almirah was generated as my table began to bang against the wall. my bed began to tremble. It lasted for at least 50 to 70 seconds, said one user named Dinesh Sharma, who claimed to be situated in the border town of Pilibhit.
Another Twitter user named Neha Yadav claimed that in her four years of living in Delhi, she had never experienced such earthquakes.
On November 6, an earthquake of 4.5 magnitude struck Uttarakhand, with the epicenter 17 km to the east-southeast of Uttarkashi.
