An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the richter scale hit Assam on Tuesday morning. According to news reports, tremors were felt by the residents after the earthquake hit the state. The epicenter of the quake was Assam's Barpeta. More details are awaited as it is a breaking development. Earthquake in Delhi & Haryana: Quake of Magnitude 3.8 Hits Jhajjar, Mild Tremors Felt in NCR Region.
On September 9, An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on Richter scale hit Haryana at 4:37 pm on Sunday. According to a tweet by ANI, the epicentre of the mild quake was Haryana's Jhajjar area. Mild earthquake tremors were also felt in the National Capital Region (NCR) and its surrounding areas on Sunday. There are no reports of loss of life or injury so far. Earthquake in Nicobar Islands: Quake of Magnitude 5.3 Hits The Island Region.
Many people from Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad took to Twitter just after they felt the earthquake tremors.
The earthquake in Delhi comes days after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the northern island of Hokkaido in Japan. According to reports, the Japanese authorities claimed that 37 people have been confirmed dead from a powerful earthquake that struck last week. The Hokkaido government said Sunday that two people remain missing and one other person has no vital signs.
Earlier in August, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit West Bengal's Hooghly district. Tremors were also felt in six districts of West Bengal including Kolkata and several parts of Odisha.
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