Earthquake in Delhi: A medium-intensity earthquake today shook Delhi and Punjab – earlier in the day Gujarat reported one too.
The earthquake in India measured 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the India-Pakistan border region in Punjab at 5:24 PM. While the quake was not really big, it still managed to shake Delhi.
The epicentre of the earthquake was Indo-Pak border and it hit at a depth of 15 kms, according to the IMD arm, the National Centre for Seismology, a unit of Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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Operations Head, NCS J L Gautam revealed, “The epicentre was on the Indian side, but very close to the border.”
Here is the data released by the IMD:
Date of Occurrence: 17/07/2016
Time: 17:24:00 HRS(IST)
Intensity: SLIGHT
Magnitude: 4.6
Depth: 15KM
Epicentre: Lat. 31.1 N Long. 74.3 E
Region: INDIA{PUNJAB}-PAKISTAN BORDER REGION