4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Delhi, Strong Tremors Felt Across North India

Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and its adjoining areas at 5:36 a.m. today after a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the national capital.

The National Centre for Seismology, the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake activity in the country, said in an update that tremors were felt across north India, with Delhi as the epicentre. The quake's depth was just 5 km.

Last month, on January 23, strong tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck China's Xinjiang at a depth of 80 kilometres. Two weeks before that, mild tremors were last felt in Delhi and NCR on January 11 after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan.

Delhi is prone to earthquakes and is located in a high seismic zone (zone IV) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seismic zonation map. 



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