An earthquake of magnitude 1.5 occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, adjoining Delhi, on Wednesday night.
An earthquake of magnitude 1.5 occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida, adjoining Delhi, on Wednesday night, according to the National Centre for Seismology.
The earthquake occurred at 8.57 pm at a depth of six kilometre with the epicenter in the Sector-128 area of Noida, the NCS website showed. A tremor of magnitude 1.5 is rarely felt on the surface.
The official Twitter handle of the National Centre for Seismology shared this information of its official ‘X’ handle, previously known as Twitter and Wrote,”Earthquake of Magnitude:1.5, Occurred on 16-08-2023, 20:57:47 IST, Lat: 28.52 & Long: 77.36, Depth: 6 Km, Region: Gautambuddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.”
Earthquake of Magnitude:1.5, Occurred on 16-08-2023, 20:57:47 IST, Lat: 28.52 & Long: 77.36, Depth: 6 Km ,Region: Gautambuddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/jEAjrdzlzB pic.twitter.com/uHlU9jAN7E
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) August 16, 2023
Earlier on Wednesday, a 2.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Pauri Garhwal region of Uttarakhand around 6 pm, while a 3.4 magnitude tremor was recorded in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, the NCS showed.
