Monday, 6 February 2017

BREAKING: Earthquake magnitude 5.3 epicentre in Pipalkoti, Uttarakhand

NEW DELHI: An earthquake of the magnitude 5.3 on the Richter sent tremors across northern India just past 10:33 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was located close to Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand.

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has estimated the earthquake struck at a depth of about 40 km.

The resultant tremors were felt across northern India, and were reported to have lasted over 30 seconds in some places.

Tremors were reported from Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Agra and a number of other places.

More details are awaited.

[Via: Times of India]

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