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Jakarta: Strong tremors of earthquake were felt in Tobelo, Indonesia on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday. The intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 6.3. According to the information, the epicenter of the earthquake was 177 km north of Tobelo. Its depth was at 97.1 km. At present, there is no information about any damage.
Earlier on late Thursday, earthquake tremors were also felt in Amreli, Gujarat. Earthquake tremors were felt here at 11.35 am. Whose intensity was measured at 3.4 on the Richter scale. This is the third earthquake in the area in a single day. Due to which people were seen in fear.
– Earthquake in Afghanistan occurred on Thursday morning at 06.07 minutes. The epicenter of the earthquake was located 265 km from Faizabad. However, there has been no news of any loss of life or property due to the earthquake.
– An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred in Tajikistan at 6:07 am. The effect of earthquake has been seen near the border with China.
– Earthquake tremors were felt at 04.42 am local time in Antioch, Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.2.
– Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi NCR in India on Wednesday afternoon. The epicenter of the earthquake was in Nepal. The intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 4.8. Its center was 69 km away from Jumla in Nepal. However, the tremors in Delhi-NCR were mild.
– Earlier on Wednesday at 1.30 pm, earthquake tremors were felt in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.4. The epicenter of the earthquake was within 10 km of the ground, 143 km away from Pithoragarh.
Big earthquake warning in India too
Dr. N. Purna Chandra Rao, chief scientist of the Seismology Department of the National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad, has warned that in the present situation in the Uttarakhand region of India and part of western Nepal, an earthquake like Turkey can occur at any time. There was an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude in Turkey, due to which more than 45000 people have died.
According to Dr. Rao, especially the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand, which is adjacent to western Nepal, it comes in the category of Seismic Zone 4 and there has never been a major earthquake, but due to the changes happening inside the ground, such an earthquake is sure to happen. Its date or time limit cannot be told.
