Double earthquake in Delhi within two minutes. The first earthquake was felt at 10.17. After two minutes there was another strong earthquake. The magnitude of the earthquake was 6.6 on the Richter scale. (Earthquake in Delhi at intervals of two minutes)
Six countries, including India, were affected by the earthquake in North Indian regions. No damage or casualties have been reported at this time.
The available report is that the epicenter of the earthquake is in Kalafkhan, Afghanistan. The earthquake was felt in Turkmenistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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JL Gautam, a scientist at the National Center for Seismology, said that aftershocks are now possible but cannot be predicted. The tremors in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab lasted for several minutes. People ran out of their houses.
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