4.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Uttarakhand's Chamoli, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
The quake occurred at a depth of 13 km around 10.23 pm. The National Centre for Seismology traced the epicentre of the quake to Chamoli in Uttarakhand. The exact location was 50 km south of Joshimath
A significant earthquake, reported as 4.9 magnitude by the National Centre for Seismology and 5.1 by USGS and EMSC, jolted Uttarakhand on Tuesday night, causing noticeable tremors across Northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab. The quake originated at a depth of 13 kilometers, with its epicentre identified in Chamoli, approximately 50 kilometers south of Joshimath. As of the article's publication, no casualties or significant damage were reported from the seismic event. This recent earthquake follows other seismic occurrences in the region, such as a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Assam's Nagaon earlier the same day, and previous quakes in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar and Uttarkashi districts in September and August, respectively.
A significant earthquake, reported as 4.9 magnitude by the National Centre for Seismology and 5.1 by USGS and EMSC, jolted Uttarakhand on Tuesday night, causing noticeable tremors across Northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab. The quake originated at a depth of 13 kilometers, with its epicentre identified in Chamoli, approximately 50 kilometers south of Joshimath. As of the article's publication, no casualties or significant damage were reported from the seismic event. This recent earthquake follows other seismic occurrences in the region, such as a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Assam's Nagaon earlier the same day, and previous quakes in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar and Uttarkashi districts in September and August, respectively.
A significant earthquake, reported as 4.9 magnitude by the National Centre for Seismology and 5.1 by USGS and EMSC, jolted Uttarakhand on Tuesday night, causing noticeable tremors across Northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab. The quake originated at a depth of 13 kilometers, with its epicentre identified in Chamoli, approximately 50 kilometers south of Joshimath. As of the article's publication, no casualties or significant damage were reported from the seismic event. This recent earthquake follows other seismic occurrences in the region, such as a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in Assam's Nagaon earlier the same day, and previous quakes in Uttarakhand's Bageshwar and Uttarkashi districts in September and August, respectively.
A 4.9 magnitude earthquake rattled Uttarakhand on Tuesday night, according to the National Centre for Seismology. However, the US Geological Survey and the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre pegged the magnitude at 5.1
Tremors were also felt in nearby regions, including the Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana and Punjab.
The quake occurred at a depth of 13 km around 10.23 pm. No casualties were reported when this article was published.
The National Centre for Seismology traced the epicentre of the quake to Chamoli in Uttarakhand. The exact location was 50 km south of Joshimath.
On Tuesday morning another earthquake of 4.5 magnitude jolted Assam's Nagaon around 4.23 am. The quake occurred at a depth of 33 kilometres.
On September 26, a quake of 3.6 magnitude struck Uttarakhand's Bageshwar district around 12.35 at a depth of 5 km.
On August 10, a 4.2 magnitude quake rattled Uttarkashi district around 1.21 am. It occurred at a depth of 10 km near Rajgarhi area of Barkot tehsil.