New Delhi: Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and neighboring cities around 2 a.m. Thursday after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, sending many people rushing out of their homes in the middle of the night. Strong tremors lasted for nearly 10 seconds and were also reported from Noida and Gurugram. The earthquake’s focal depth was about 10 kilometers, according to the National Seismological Center. “Magnitude: 6.3 Earthquake occurred on 09-11-2022, 01:57:24 IST, Lat: 29.24 & Long: 81.06, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Nepal,” the National Center for Seismology tweeted. Earthquake Magnitude: 6.3 Occurred on 09-11-2022, 01:57:24 IST, Lat: 29.24 & Long: 81.06, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal, for more information download BhooKamp app https://t .co/[email protected]@[email protected][email protected]@[email protected]@DDNationalpic.twitter.com/n2ORPZEzbP — National Seismology Center (@NCS_Earthquake) November 8, 2022 This is the second earthquake to hit Nepal in about five hours. The latest earthquake, measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale, struck Nepal at 20:52 on Wednesday. The tremors felt in Delhi were so strong that many came out of their homes for safety. It is that time when the society of the poor neeche khadi milti hai🥰😍#σεισμός#Delhi — Rohan Gupta (@RohanGuptaa02) November 8, 2022 Within half an hour of the earthquake, #earthquake started trending on Twitter with more than 20,000 tweets. Some took to Twitter to say they had never felt such a strong earthquake. I NEVER FELT SO POWERFUL EARTHQUAKS. I THINK SOME UNNATURAL PRESENCE IS HAVING MY BED 🙁 😮 STRONG EARTHQUAKE IN FARIDABAD AND DELHI NCR. — prathimakumar (@prathimakumar30) November 8, 2022 Strong tremors of the earthquake were felt for almost 10 seconds at 02.00 am. —Dr. Munish Kumar Sharma (@30Munish) November 8, 2022 There have been no immediate reports of loss of life or property damage.
