For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts
Oneindia App Download

West Delhi records low intensity earthquake, mild tremors hit national capital

|
Google Oneindia News

New Delhi, Jan 28: National Centre for Seismology (NCS) on Thursday said that a low-intensity earthquake of 2.8 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck west Delhi. According to reports, no casualties or damage to properties have been reported so far.

earthquake

"An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 on the Richter scale occurred in West Delhi at 09:17 today," said National Center for Seismology.

Dense fog covers Delhi-NCR, zero visibility in parts of national capital Dense fog covers Delhi-NCR, zero visibility in parts of national capital

As per NCS, the tremors were felt around 9:17 am at a depth of 15 kilometres. The epicentre of the earthquake was 8 km northwest (NW) of the national capital, the agency said.

Recommended Video

Munawar Faruqui bail denied | Amit Shah visits injured cops | Oneindia News

Earthquakes of less than five magnitude are unlikely to cause large-scale damage, unless in case of weak or compromised structures.

For Daily Alerts
Get Instant News Updates
Enable
x
Notification Settings X
Time Settings
Done
Clear Notification X
Do you want to clear all the notifications from your inbox?
Settings X
X