A earthquake of magnitude 5.eight magnitude hit Rajkot in Gujarat on Sunday. The tremors have been felt at eight:33 pm in 122 km of north-northwest of town, in response to Nationwide Middle for Seismology (NCS).
“An earthquake of magnitude 5.eight struck 122 km north-northwest (NNW) of Rajkot, Gujarat at eight:13 pm right now,” preliminary assertion by the Nationwide Middle for Seismology (NCS) learn.
It comes after a sequence of earthquakes have been reported in Delhi-NCR up to now few days. In the meantime, consultants have known as for Centre and Delhi authorities to make sure preventive measures in case the Delhi-NCR area is rocked by a significant earthquake in future. Notably, after at the very least 11 earthquakes of gentle magnitude up to now three months, scientists anticipate that the Delhi-NCR area could expertise one other earthquake however this time, it might be larger and extra highly effective.
Meanwhile, Delhi and adjoining areas have witnessed a few low to moderate intensity tremors in the span of one and a half months.
On June 3, a medium-intensity earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale was felt in Noida in the national capital region (NCR). The tremors were felt in Delhi and other adjoining areas
The epicenter of the quake was 19 km southeast of Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of western Uttar Pradesh, according to the National Center for Seismology.
Earlier, two earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 2.9 were recorded in parts of Delhi and in the nearby regions of Noida and Gurugram on May 29.
The national capital has alone experienced four low-intensity quakes — April 12 (3.5), April 13 (2.7), May 10 (3.4) and May 15 (2.2) since April 12
