Monday, 5 March 2012

Delhi Earthquake 5 march 2012

Earthquake in delhi on 05 march 2012 - Earthquake in uttarpradesh and northern india at 1.10 PM. Powerful Earthquake in Delhi Noida Punjab Uttarpardesh 5 March 2012

According to the Seismic Zone Mapping done by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Delhi is among 30 cities in the country falling in zone IV, which is defined as a severe intensity seismic zone.

This is the third tremor in Delhi, which is among the 30 cities which fall in the high risk seismic zone, since September last year.

Tremors were felt in the capital on September 18 last year following an earthquake with an intensity of 6.8 on the Richter scale having its epicentre near Sikkim-Nepal border.

On September eight last year, an earthquake of 4.2 on Richter scale with Haryana's Sonepat as epicentre, had rocked the capital.

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