NEW DELHI – On Tuesday, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake with epicenters in Pakistan hit several parts of northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region. There were no reports of casualties or property damage due to the 4.33 earthquake.
NEW DELHI – On Tuesday, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake with epicenters in Pakistan hit several parts of northern India, including the Delhi-NCR region.
At 4:33 pm, there were no reports of human injury or property damage from the earthquake.
#Earthquake Felt in Delhi NCR. scary! #Delhi pic.twitter.com/fVNpcwkgTM
— Rahul Awesome Abhishek (@ rahul2996) 24 September 2019
The epicenter was near the Indo-Pakistan border. The closest metropolis to the epicenter is Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
J L Gautam, Head of Operations of the National Seismological Center: The epicenter of the earthquake was around the Pakistan-India (J & K) border. Measured 6.3 on Richter Scale I felt it in Delhi. Tremors were also felt in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir. Embed Tweet
— ANI (@ANI) 24 September 2019
People have jumped over their homes and offices in panic in several places including New Delhi, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and many others.
#Earthquake # Earthquake # Earthquake Delhi m seismic office se bahar nikle log Embed Tweet
— Sumit Singh Adhikari (@AdhikariSumit) 24 September 2019
Pakistani cities, which had a shake that lasted for 8-10 seconds, included Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi. Sialkot, Sargodha, Mansehra, Gujrat, Chitral, Malakand, Multan, Shangla, Bajaur, Swat, Sahiwal, Rahim Yar Khan and Mirpur.
More than 50 people were injured in the Mirpur region of Azad Kashmir, and at least four people were reported dead while the road was injured. There are also reports of crumbling walls in this area.
50 children injured in AJK due to earthquake in Pakistan
This is a story in development and will be updated soon.
Source Link : https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/world/6-3-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-north-india/