Tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR as an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Jhajjar, Haryana this evening. According to the National Center of Siesmology, the epicenter of the earthquake was in Jhajjar, Haryana at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR as an earthquake of 3.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale struck Jhajjar, Haryana this evening. According to the National Center of Siesmology, the epicenter of the earthquake was in Jhajjar, Haryana at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Last morning, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Jhajjar, sending tremors across the Delhi-NCR region.The national capital is prone to earthquakes as it is located in the Seismic Zone IV.
According to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, this zone has a fairly high seismicity where earthquakes generally occur in the range of 5-6 magnitude, and even 7-8 occasionally. The zoning, however, is a continuous process that keeps changing.
Seismicity in North India, including the Himalayas, is due to the collision of the Indian plate with the Eurasian plate. These colliding plates flex and store energy like a spring, and when the plate’s margin finally slips to release energy, an earthquake results.