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Two powerful earthquakes of 4.6 and 6.2 magnitude strike Nepal, strong tremors felt in Delhi-NCR | WATCH

FP Staff October 3, 2023, 15:42:06 IST

Delhi and National Capital Region witnessed earthquake on Tuesday afternoon

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Two powerful earthquakes of 4.6 and 6.2 magnitude strike Nepal, strong tremors felt in Delhi-NCR | WATCH

Two powerful earthquake of 4.6 magnitude and 6.2 magnitude struck Nepal on Tuesday afternoon. Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Lucknow, Chandigarh and Jaipur. The first quake of 4.6 magnitude struck Nepal around 2:25 pm (IST), while the country was jolted by another 6.2 magnitude earthquake around 2:51 pm (IST) The National Centre of Seismology said, “Earthquake of magnitude: 4.6, occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:25:52 IST, Lat: 29.37 and Long: 81.22, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Nepal.”

In less than half-an-hour, it posted another update saying, “Earthquake of Magnitude:6.2, occurred on 03-10-2023, 14:51:04 IST, Lat: 29.39 and Long: 81.23, Depth: 5 Km , Location: Nepal.”

People took to social media to share videos of the moment the tremors were felt.

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A user shared a clip of people evacuating a high-rise using the stairs after the earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and people from his office also stepped out of their office.

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Further details awaited.

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