{"id":492189,"date":"2023-10-22T10:38:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T05:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=492189"},"modified":"2023-10-22T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T05:12:01","slug":"earthquake-nepal-delhi-ncr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/india-news\/earthquake-nepal-delhi-ncr\/","title":{"rendered":"Earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on richter scale shakes up Nepal, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Nepal on Sunday morning. The National centre of Seismology (NCS) said the earthquake took place at &nbsp;7:24 am on Sunday at a depth of 10 km. As the earthquake shook Nepal, tremors were also felt in Delhi-NCR and many parts of India. Taking to X (formerly Twitter). Many people said the earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to IndiaMetSkyWeather the quake in Nepal shook the entire Indo-Gangetic plains.&nbsp; The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. There are no reports of any casualties in the earthquake. Similarly October 7, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9 on richter scale shook Nepal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 strikes Nepal: National Center for Seismology <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J5lyp8RLuh\">pic.twitter.com\/J5lyp8RLuh<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1715917601187213456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the National Centre of Seisemology the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. The tremors were also felt in parts of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand just after 2.45 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earthquake of Magnitude:5.3, Occurred on 22-10-2023, 07:24:20 IST, Lat: 27.92 &amp; Long: 84.71, Depth: 10 Km ,Region:Nepal for more information Download the BhooKamp App <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JkkF7gQNxr\">https:\/\/t.co\/JkkF7gQNxr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Indiametdept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Indiametdept<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndmaindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ndmaindia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dr_Mishra1966?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Dr_Mishra1966<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirenRijiju?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KirenRijiju<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravi_MoES?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ravi_MoES<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NAgY4KsPmE\">pic.twitter.com\/NAgY4KsPmE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCS_Earthquake\/status\/1715916179611804115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority website, Delhi is located in zone IV which has fairly high seismicity where the general occurrence of earthquakes is of 5-6 magnitude, a few of magnitude 6-7 and occasionally of 7-8 magnitude. Delhi thus lies among the high-risk areas. The site adds that Delhi and the union territory region has already seen five earthquakes of the 5.5 to 6.7 scale since 1720.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been no report of damage to life and property as of now and reports are awaited on the situation in Nepal. Seismologists said the epicentre was 10 km underground in Nepal. The Himalayan country has already faced a massive quake on April 25, 2015 of 7.8 magnitude. Some 9,000 people died and injured more than 20,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A strong <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/earthquake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#earthquake<\/a> struck <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nepal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Nepal<\/a> and rumbles entire Indo-Gangetic Plains, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Delhi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Haryanal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Haryanal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UP<\/a>, &amp; E India this morning.<br><br>Quake stats<br>\u2022Mag: 5.3<br>\u2022Epicentre: Between SE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Gorkha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Gorkha<\/a> &#8211; W <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kathmandu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kathmandu<\/a><br>\u2022Time: 7:24 AM<br>\u2022Depth: 10 KM<br>\u2022Lat, Long: 27.92, 84.71<br>\u2022Felt across Nepal, IGP, and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/98UHQ8j72e\">pic.twitter.com\/98UHQ8j72e<\/a><\/p>&mdash; IndiaMetSky Weather (@indiametsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indiametsky\/status\/1715928522513068430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to IndiaMetSkyWeather the quake in Nepal shook the entire Indo-Gangetic plains.\u00a0 The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. 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