5.5-magnitude earthquake hits Uttarakhand, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
No immediate loss of life or property was reported.
An earthquake earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Uttarakhand on Wednesday night, triggering tremors in parts of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand was the epicentre of the quake. No immediate loss of life or property was reported.
This is the second earthquake in Uttarakhand in the past 24 hours. On Tuesday, a 3.3 magnitude quake was reported.
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.5, Occurred on:06-12-2017, 20:49:54 IST, Lat:30.4 N & Long: 79.1 E, Depth: 30 Km, Region:Distt. Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/3TXGZiXpxb
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) December 6, 2017
European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre: Tremors also felt in different parts of the country, magnitude 5.0 and epicenter 121 Km East of Dehradun
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2017
#UttarPradesh: People in #Moradabad evacuated their buildings after earthquake tremors in the region pic.twitter.com/voYCLtZch8
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) December 6, 2017
People evacuated their buildings after earthquake tremors: Visuals from #Dehradun #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/Mago15Io6W
— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2017