New low-intensity earthquake hits Delhi, epicenter near Gurgaon border

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New low-intensity earthquake hits Delhi, epicenter near Gurgaon border
New low-intensity earthquake hits Delhi, epicenter near Gurgaon border

New Delhi : A low-intensity earthquake of 2.1 magnitude struck Delhi on Monday, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The epicentre of the earthquake has been located 13 km from the bordering Gurgaon and had a depth of 18 km, the agency said.

More than 14 earthquakes have struck the national capital since April 2020.

All the recent 13 earthquakes recorded in the Delhi-NCR region were of low to medium intensity – April 12 - Delhi (3.5); April 13-Delhi (2.7); April 16 – Delhi (2); May 3 – Delhi (3); May 6 – Faridabad (2.3), May 10 – Delhi (3.4); May 15 – Delhi (2.2), May 28 – Faridabad (2.5); May 29 – Rohtak (4.5 and 2.9); June 1 – Rohtak (1.8 and 3) and June 3 - Faridabad (3.2).

The Delhi-NCR region is very peculiar with regard to seismic activities. It has several faultlines that generate earthquakes, but it also feels the impact of quakes that are epicentred as far as the Hindukush mountains in Afghanistan and even in Nepal.

There are predictions of high intensity earthquakes in the Hindukush region which may impact Delhi-NCR.

According to the macro seismic zoning map of entire India, the Bureau of Indian Standards has classified the entire country into four major groups — Zone V (high intensity) to Zone II (low intensity). Around 30% of Delhi falls under Zone V, while the rest is under Zone IV.