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Earthquake in Delhi today: Low intensity quake strikes national capital again; epicentre in Gurugram

Earthquake in Delhi today: Low intensity quake strikes national capital again; epicentre in Gurugram

Delhi-NCR earthquake today: The epicentre of the earthquake was found around 13 km of the bodering Gurugram city of Haryana, with a depth of 18 km, according to National Centre for Seismology.

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  • Updated Jun 8, 2020 2:11 PM IST
Earthquake in Delhi today: Low intensity quake strikes national capital again; epicentre in GurugramThe Delhi-NCR region has recorded over 14 earthquakes of low and medium intensity so far.

Delhi-NCR region was hit by a low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 on Monday afternoon at around 1 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was found around 13 km north-west of the bordering Gurugram city of Haryana, with a depth of 18 km, according to the National Centre for Seismology.

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The Delhi-NCR region has recorded over 10 quakes of low and medium intensity in the past 2 months with the latest tremor being felt in the Delhi-Gurugram border region on Monday.

The series of earthquakes in the national capital have heightened concerns about a bigger incident in the future.

Meanwhile, experts are of the view that although earthquakes cannot be predicted, seismic activity could be a usual occurrence.

(This is a developing story.)

Published on: Jun 8, 2020 1:49 PM IST
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