Delhi hit by low-intensity earthquake, epicentre near Gurgaon border

NEW DELHI : A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 hit Delhi today, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The earthquake was epicentred around 13 km of the bordering Gurgaon and had a depth of 18 km, the agency said.

Since April, Delhi-NCR has recorded more than 14 quakes of low and medium intensity.

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). Of these 13, only the quake occurred at Rohtak was above 4 which falls under the medium intensity



quake.

The Delhi-NCR district is exceptionally particular with respect to seismic exercises. It has a few faultlines that create seismic tremors, yet it additionally feels the effect of shudders that are epicentred to the extent the Hindukush mountains in Afghanistan and even in Nepal. 

Delhi is likewise in closeness to the Himalayas where a few tremors of more than greatness 8 have happened. Studies uncover that there is plausibility of a couple of significant tremors in Himalayan locale which can seriously influence 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.