New Delhi:
A strong earthquake of magnitude 4.0 killed Delhi this morning and shocks were felt in many nearby areas of the national capital. According to the National Center of Sismology, the earthquake hit a depth of about 5 km. While there have been no casualties or injuries, the residents reported a loud voice for a few seconds when Earthquake hit Delhi,
What was a loud voice?
During the shock, the sound of loud gambling usually occurs during the shallow-focus earthquake. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a high frequency vibration from the shallow earthquake produces a bouncy sound because the ground vibrations and creates a short -term seismic wave motion that reaches the air and becomes a sound wave. Sub -center, more energy and sound can be produced.
Sometimes there is no vibration in the earthquake, you can cause bounce sounds.
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Why do Delhi earthquakes
Located in Delhi Seismic region iv According to the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, which has a lot of high earthquake. In this region, earthquakes usually occur within the range of 5–6 magnitude, and even 7–8 occasionally. Zoning, however, is a continuous process that varies.
Earthquepness in North India, including the Himalayas, is due to the Indian plate collision with the Eurasian plate. These collision plates flakes, and store energy like a spring, and when the margin of the plate finally slipped to release energy, a earthquake result.
Generally, shallow earthquakes, originating from the surface five or 10 kilometers below the surface, cause more damage than the deep origin below the surface. Smoke Kuan Region – Subscription of today’s earthquake – is experiencing small, low -permission earthquake once every two to three years. It recorded a 3.3 magnitude earthquake in 2015.
Residents remembered earthquake tremors
Earthquake On Monday morning, the national capital woke up, in which the residents described the moment as “one of the most crazy earthquakes”. Several videos also showed that the earthquake killed the national capital. CCTV footage from a roof camera of a house in Delhi showed the tank pipes and wires moving faster.
Waiting for his train at New Delhi railway station, a passenger described the shock as a “bridge fall”. “I was in the waiting lounge. Everyone got out of there. It felt as if any bridge or something had fallen,” he said.
Another resident said, “The shocks were so strong. It felt as if a train was going nearby. Everything was moving. I have never felt so before. The whole building was shaking.”
Shortly after the earthquake, Delhi Police urged citizens to call an emergency 112 helpline for an emergency. “We hope you all are safe, Delhi,” he wrote on X.
