New Delhi: An earthquake had rocked several parts of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir on 8 AM on Friday.
This news has been confirmed by the meteorological office in Shimla added that its epicenter was in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra District. Officials said the tremors measured an estimated 5.4 on the open-ended Richter scale.
The tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar District, Punjab’s Jalandhar District and nearby areas, and in Shimla, Chamba, Lahaul and Spiti and Kullu and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh.
A seismological scientist P.R. Baidya said that the epicenter of the earthquake was at an altitude of 33.5 degrees north.
He said, “We don’t have any news of loss of property or human lives. The reason for the earthquake is tectonic movement. The whole area falls under the Himalayan region.”
Bureau Report
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