According to a statement from the National Center for Seismology (NCS), an earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hit Delhi on Friday. The tremors occurred at a depth of 146 kilometers and their epicenter was in Afghanistan.
Speaking to ANI about the tremors, a local said, “The earthquake struck 15 minutes ago. I was cooking when I realized it… I live on the fifth floor, and by the time I was coming down the earthquake had stopped…”.
Another person told ANI that she felt her bed shaking when the earthquake hit the national capital. “When the earthquake struck, I was sitting in the room, and I felt the bed shaking, and when I looked up, the fan was also shaking. When I came out, I saw that people around me were also scared,” she said. Tremors were also felt in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, where chandeliers and fans were seen shaking. Went.
Earthquakes can occur anywhere from the Earth’s surface to approximately 700 kilometers below. For scientific purposes, according to USGS data, earthquake depths from 0 to 700 kilometers are divided into three zones: shallow, moderate, and deep.
Shallow earthquakes occur at depths between 0 and 70 kilometers; Moderate earthquakes occur at depths of 70 to 300 kilometers; And deep earthquakes are at a depth of 300 to 700 kilometers. According to the USGS, in general, the term “deep-center earthquake” is used for earthquakes with depths greater than 70 kilometers.