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Earth quake Again.....7.1 nepal...tremors felt in delhi too

It was actually 7.4..... may Allah keep everyone safe..... amen......
 
Earthquakes rattle Nepal, Afghanistan, tremors felt in north India | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015 - 13:27

New Delhi: North India was once again rattled by an earthquake this afternoon.


National capital Delhi and NCR region felt strong tremors at 12:35 pm. Earth shook for over 20 seconds. Other areas in North India and East India including West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Assam felt the impact of the earthquake.

In the national capital, Delhi Metro was brought to a halt as per standard operating procedure. Government and private offices were immediately evacuated.

A Met official said the epicentre of the earthquake was 70 kms south-east of Nepal and measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale. However, he described it as an aftershock of the major one on April 25 that measured 7.9 on the Richter Scale.

After shocks were felt in the national capital around 1.13 pm again.

No need to panic says Rajnath Singh

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also took to twitter and tweeted: News of an earthquake hitting Nepal again has come.

Several parts of India also felt the tremors. MHA is collecting more details & info: Rajnath Singh's tweet said.

7.4 magnitude quake jolts Nepal: USGS

The quake measured 7.4 and struck at 12:35 pm, some 83 kilometres east of Kathmandu at a depth of 18.5 kilometres, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake had its impact in several cities in Bihar, West Bengal and UP and tremors were felt across vast stretches of east and northeast India. It was also felt in China.

People in the capital Kathmandu ran out of their houses.

On April 25, a 7.9-magnitude temblor hit Nepal, killing over 8,000 people and robbing the country of its architectural heritage.
 
Two major earth quakes jolted Nepal today...Here are the details.


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I am guessing that this one was a completely new earthquake today with 3 after shocks till now.
ummm doesn't make sense.....after shocks is what is followed by a big shock...plates that shifted need to come back to its place and thus maned aftershocks...however haven't heard of a so called after shock almost equal to the original shock
 
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