EARTHQUAKE TODAY: Delhi-NCR and its nearby surrounding areas experienced sudden earthquake tremors on Thursday afternoon after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan. The tremors were felt even in Pakistan.
Earthquake today happened have been explianed by National Center for Seismology, the nodal agency of the Government of India for the monitoring of earthquake activity, stated the tremors had their epicentre in Afghanistan.
“Earthquake of magnitude:6.1, occurred on 11-01-2024, 14:50:24 IST, lat: 36.48 & long: 70.45, depth: 220 km , location: Afghanistan,” it wrote on X.The tremors were also felt in Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab and other parts of northern India.
According to reports by Pakistani media, a 6.0 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of the country. Tremors were also felt in Lahore, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cities.
Last week, Quetta and its surrounding areas were jolted by an earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale.
