Delhi Earthquake Updates: Another earthquake of 4.3 magnitude jolts Uttarakhand

Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said on Tuesday.

An NCS official said the first quake of magnitude 4.6 struck west Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometre at 2:25 pm, followed by the 6.2 magnitude jolt at 2:51 pm.

Two more quakes (magnitude 3.6 and 3.1) hit the same region at a depth of 15 km and 10 km at 3:06 pm and 3:19 pm, respectively.

The epicentre for the strongest quake was 206 km southeast of the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand and 284 north of Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow.

People in Delhi and the National Capital Region reported strong tremors after the second quake and rushed out of their offices and high-rise residential buildings.

Police official Dipesh Chaudhary said 17 people - 11 women and six men - were injured and were being treated in hospital. One woman was missing after being engulfed by a landslide triggered by the quake, he said.

One of the injured people was hit by a falling object, said Narayan Pandey, the top district official. Some homes in Chainpur, a town in the district, collapsed.

No loss of life or property has been reported in the national capital, which was jolted by tremors after four earthquakes hit Nepal in quick succession on Tuesday, according to police.

In Delhi and neighbouring cities, many people ran out of their homes and office buildings when strong tremors hit after the second quake.

The first quake of magnitude 4.6 hit Nepal at a depth of 10 km at 2:25 pm. A stronger quake -- magnitude 6.2 -- jolted the Himalayan nation at 2:51 pm, a National Centre for Seismology (NCS) official said.

Two more quakes (magnitude 3.6 and 3.1) hit the same region at a depth of 15 km and 10 km at 3:06 pm and 3:19 pm, respectively.

Police official Bharat Bahadur Shah said 11 people - seven women and four men - were injured and were being treated in hospital. One woman was missing after being hit by another landslip triggered by the quake, he said.

One of the injured people was hit by a falling object, said Narayan Pandey, the top district official. Some homes in Chainpur, a town in the district, collapsed.

In April 2015, a devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude rocked Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and wounding nearly 22,000 others. It also damaged over 800,000 houses and school buildings.

Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and other parts of north India.

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Earthquake of Magnitude:4.3, Occurred on 03-10-2023, 17:04:13 IST, Lat: 29.42 & Long: 81.18, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 94km E of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, said National Center for Seismology.

“When depth is high but the magnitude is relatively low, a very large area is likely to feel the tremors. But the opposite is also true as is in the current case where the depth is low but the magnitude is so high that tremors were felt here. It was felt for 10 to 15 seconds,” explained said JL Gautam, head of office at National Center for Seismology.

People rushed out of houses and office blocks in parts of New Delhi as tremors shook some northern regions, but there were no immediate reports of damage.

At least five people have been admitted at the District Hospital Bajhang after the earthquakes and traffic movement on major highways was disrupted following a landslide triggered by the quake blocked a highway, the District Police Office said.

No reports of human casualties were reported but aftershocks has continued to rattle the district. Cracks were seen in buildings at various locations of the district.

Visuals from spot showed several houses collapsed and damaged.

The quakes in Nepal's district of Bajhang set off a landslide that blocked a major highway to the southern plains, interior ministry official Rama Acharya told Reuters.

One person was injured by a falling object, said Baburam Aryal, the top district official, while some homes in Chainpur, a town in the district, collapsed.

• First quake: Magnitude 4.6 struck west Nepal at a depth of 10 kilometres at 2:25 pm.

• Second quake: A more powerful 6.2 magnitude jolt occurred at 2:51 pm.

• Two additional quakes followed in the same region: Magnitude 3.6 at a depth of 15 kilometers at 3:06 pm and magnitude 3.1 at a depth of 10 kilometers at 3:19 pm.

• The epicenter of the strongest quake was located 206 kilometers southeast of the pilgrimage town of Joshimath in Uttarakhand and 284 kilometers north of Uttar Pradesh's capital, Lucknow.

Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said on Tuesday.

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People came out of their office and building after earthquake in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh India on Tuesday afternoon October 3.

• An earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude hit western parts of Nepal on Tuesday afternoon, according to the country's National Seismological Centre.

• No loss of life or property has been reported.

• The earthquake was recorded with epicentre at Talkot area of Bajhang district, 700-km west of Kathmandu, at 2.40 p.m., it said.

• The earthquake was also felt in surrounding districts of Bhajang and neighbouring India.

At around 2:52pm, powerful tremors were felt across North India for around 40 seconds.