NEW DELHI: A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted people in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday night.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the moderate intensity quake originated in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district at a depth of 30 kilometres.
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.5, Occurred on:06-12-2017, 20:49:54 IST, Lat:30.4 N & Long: 79.1 E, Depth: 30 Km, Region:... https://t.co/nIK8QH7uSY
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Earlier, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the epicenter of the quake was located 121 km east of Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
M4.9 #earthquake (#भूकंप) strikes 92 km NE of #Rishīkesh(#India) 12 min ago. Read witnesses' stories & share yours: emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/ear…
News agency ANI reported that people in Dehradun evacuated their houses when they felt the tremors.
People evacuated their buildings after earthquake tremors: Visuals from #Dehradun #Uttarakhand
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