Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Uttarakhand's Chamoli; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
The earthquake occurred at 22:23:23 pm IST at a depth of 13 kilometres, the NCS said in a post on X.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the Chamoli region in Uttarakhand on Tuesday evening, causing tremors to be felt in the Delhi-NCR area, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The epicenter of the quake was located at 30.103 degrees north latitude and 79.561 degrees east longitude, at a depth of 13 kilometers beneath the Earth's surface.
The NCS has not yet reported any damage or casualties from the incident. Earlier in the day, another earthquake of magnitude 4.5 hit Assam's Nagaon district at 4:23:47 am IST. This earthquake occurred at a depth of 33 kilometers and had its epicenter at 26.428 degrees north latitude and 93.060 degrees east longitude. The NCS is still gathering more information on the aftermath of this incident.
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