In terms of earthquake, the country has been divided into four zones. On the other hand, Delhi has been given a place in the seismic zone Zone-4. Due to being in this, the capital is not in a position to tolerate the strong shock of the earthquake.
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on tuesday night Earthquake in Delhi-NCR The strong tremors made people sleepless. This epicenter Was in Afghanistan but the intensity was tan, due to which people came in panic. The situation was such that there was chaos among the people living in the high-rise buildings as to how they could get out quickly. However, apart from the flat, the same condition was also with the people present in the houses and offices. According to media reports, this is the third time in a month when the earth of Delhi-NCR is trembling.
In fact, strong tremors of earthquake were felt in some parts of North India including Delhi-NCR on Tuesday night. Its center was the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, where a 6.6 magnitude earthquake occurred. An earthquake occurred in the capital on Tuesday night at around 10.20 pm. Apart from this, tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
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Major earthquake expected in Delhi
National Center for Seismology office chief and scientist JL Gautam said that we know that the Indo-Australian plate is colliding with the Eurasian plate. The Hindu-Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region is seismically very active. At the same time, people are getting panic about the earthquake because the possibility of a major earthquake in Delhi has been expressed for a long time. People associated with this say that there is a danger of earthquake on the country’s capital Delhi, there can be tremors of great intensity.
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Delhi will not be able to tolerate the sharp blow
Actually, in terms of earthquake, the country has been divided into four zones. On the other hand, Delhi has been given a place in the seismic zone Zone-4. Due to being in this, the capital is not in a position to tolerate the strong shock of the earthquake. According to scientists, the movement inside the earth is increasing and this is the reason that along with Delhi, cities like Kanpur and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh are also at risk of earthquake.
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Most of Delhi’s buildings are weak
According to media reports, three fault lines Moradabad, Mathura and Sohna are located near the capital. For this reason the possibility of an earthquake cannot be ruled out. At the same time, the maximum danger is in the North, North East, Eastern region of Delhi. According to the information, the Ministry of Earth Sciences had said that if an earthquake of more than six magnitude occurs, there will be loss of life and property. The situation is that most of the buildings in Delhi will not be able to tolerate strong tremors.
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