5.8 magnitude earthquake hits northern India late night
Feb 7, 2017 under World 513
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Uttarakhand, sending tremors across Delhi-NCR and several states of north and eastern India on Monday night, shaking buildings, rattling window panes and sending people scurrying out of their homes.
The earthquake jolted the North India at 10:33pm and tremors were felt for about 30 seconds. There was no loss of life or damage to property, however one was injured in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag district, which according to National Seismological Bureau was the epicentre of the quake.
“The depth of the quake was 33km and it occurred at 10.33 PM,” said JL Gautam, operations head at the NSB, a unit of ministry of earth sciences.
According to the US Geological Survey, the magnitude was 5.6.
Uttarakhand, which falls in the Himalayan belt, is known for high seismic activities.
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