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Mild earthquake strikes national capital with epicentre in west Delhi

March 22, 2023
Deepa Metha


A day after north India felt tremors of the strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre in Afghanistan, the National Centre for Seismology has recorded 2.7 magnitude earthquake in the national capital. The earthquake monitoring agency said that the epicentre of the quake was in west Delhi.

People gather outside their homes after tremors were felt due to an earthquake, in Noida Ext on Tuesday night.(PTI)
People gather outside their homes after tremors were felt due to an earthquake, in Noida Ext on Tuesday night.(PTI)

According to NCS, an earthquake of magnitude 2.7 occurred around 4.42pm.

“Earthquake of Magnitude:2.7, Occurred on 22-03-2023, 16:42:35 IST, Lat: 28.66 & Long: 77.03, Depth: 5 Km ,Location: 17km WNW of New Delhi,” NCS tweeted.