Haryana: 3.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Sonipat Region

In Haryana, an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 on the Ritcher scale struck Haryana in the wee hours of Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremors were felt at 4 am.

3.0 magnitude earthquake hits Sonipat

Taking it to X, the NCS stated, “An earthquake of Magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Sonipat, Haryana at 4 am today.”

An earthquake of Magnitude 3.0 on the Richter scale hit Sonipat, Haryana at 04:00 am today: National Centre for Seismology pic.twitter.com/CFQ72Yj9ch

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As per the NCS, the epicentre of the earthquake was in Sonipat and occurred at latitude 29.15 degrees north and longitude 76.97 degrees east, at a depth of 5 km.

However, no damage or casualty has been reported so far.

Notably, this quake came days after northern India, including Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh felt strong tremors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake jolted western Nepal. It was the strongest among a series of consecutive quakes that struck the country.

Previous earthquakes

Earlier, on October 15, an earthquake of 3.1 magnitude struck Haryana's Faridabad whose tremors were felt in the Delhi-NCR region.

Before that, strong tremors were felt in several parts of northern India, including Delhi and its surrounding areas on October 3, after a series of earthquakes jolted Nepal in a matter of a few hours. The strongest one measured 6.2 on the Richter scale.