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new Delhi. Earthquake tremors were felt in the country’s capital Delhi and surrounding areas on the first day of the new year. Its intensity was measured at 3.8 on the Richter scale. According to the National Center for Seismology, the epicenter of the earthquake was in Jhajjar, Haryana. The depth of the epicenter of the earthquake was 5 kilometers inside the ground. In the last few months, many tremors of earthquake have been felt in Delhi-NCR. Apart from this, earthquake tremors have occurred in some other states as well.
Earthquake tremors were felt at 1:19 am on Saturday after midnight. Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi as well as in the surrounding areas. Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas when people were celebrating the arrival of the new year. Earlier in November 2022, earthquake tremors were felt several times in the national capital and surrounding areas. Earthquake tremors were also felt in Delhi on 29 November 2022, whose intensity was measured at 2.5. On 12 and 7 November 2022 also, there were tremors of earthquake in many parts of the country including Delhi. Along with Delhi, people came out of their homes and offices in Noida, Ghaziabad etc.
earthquake in himachal
Earthquake tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh on 31 December 2022 at 5:51 am. The intensity of the earthquake in Mandi district was 2.8 on the Richter scale. In the last 15 days, earthquake tremors have been felt four times in different parts of Himachal Pradesh. Before 31, earthquake tremors were felt in Kangra on 26 December. On December 21, 2022, the earth shook in Lahaul-Spiti of Himachal. At the same time, on December 16, earthquake tremors were also felt in Kinnaur of the state. Its intensity was measured at 3.4 on the Richter scale.
In India as well as in other countries, there are often reports of earthquake tremors being felt. In such a situation, do you know why earthquakes occur? What are the causes of earthquakes? The earth is situated on tectonic plates. Beneath it is liquid lava. These plates keep on floating and collide with each other many times. Due to repeated collisions, many times the corners of the plates get bent and when there is more pressure, these plates start breaking. In such a situation, the energy released from below finds a way out and after this disturbance an earthquake occurs.
