Aaj Khabor (English), New Delhi, India , 15/05/2020 : The country's capital, New Delhi, was shaken four times a month. A mild earthquake shook Delhi at 11:30 am today.
Today, a large area 13 km north-west of New Delhi was shaken by a mild earthquake. The magnitude of the quake was 2.2 on the Richter scale; The time of the earthquake is at 11:28 in the morning. Delhi was shaken four times in the last 30 days.The epicenter was reported below the ground, however no report of any casualty or loss.
The quake, which struck Delhi earlier this month, had a magnitude of 3.4 on the Richter scale and was centered northeast of Delhi. This time, the epicenter was reported northwest of Delhi. The previous earthquake on April 12 in Delhi had a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale and the very next day, the earthquake on April 13 in Delhi had a magnitude of 2.7 on the Richter scale; This is how, mild earthquakes often occur in or near Delhi.
It is pertinent to note that Delhi is gradually becoming an earthquake prone area. The two earthquakes near Delhi a year ago had a magnitude of 4, two years ago there were a total of 3 earthquakes in the region, two of which had a magnitude of 3.6 and one had a magnitude of 4, a total of 3 earthquakes, three years ago, near Delhi, Were on the Richter scale, which had levels of 4.6, 5.6 and 4.2, respectively;
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