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Why did Delhi earthquake tremors feel so severe when the intensity was only 4? Watch scary videos
Earthquake today in Delhi: People woke up to strong tremors in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, and other surrounding areas on Monday.
Earthquake today in Delhi: People in Delhi-NCR woke up to strong tremors early Monday after an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck New Delhi.
Several residents from Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and nearby areas took to social media to share how the quake felt far stronger than past incidents.
The strong tremors, despite the Delhi earthquake being recorded at a magnitude of 4.0 on the Richter scale, left Delhites wondering why it felt so severe.
Experts said the answer lies in the location and depth of the epicentre of the Delhi earthquake.
Why did Delhi earthquake tremors feel so severe when the intensity was only 4?
Delhi earthquake tremors felt severe even though the intensity was only 4 on the Richter scale because the epicentre of today's earthquake was New Delhi.
The epicentre of the quake was in the Jheel Park area of Dhaula Kuan. There were some reports of people hearing a loud sound as the ground shook.
According to ANI, shallow earthquakes, originating five or 10 kilometres below the surface, cause more damage than those originating deep below the surface. Today's Delhi earthquake was recorded at a depth of 5 kilometres.
In most cases, Delhi experiences tremors from earthquakes with epicentres in Northern Indian regions like Himachal, Jammu, and Kashmir. However, this time, the epicentre was New Delhi, and the proximity of the epicentre resulted in strong tremors across Delhi-NCR.
Earthquake today in Delhi: Scary videos surface on X
Netizens reshared scary videos capturing the impact of strong tremors due to the Delhi earthquake today.
Delhi earthquake today: Why Delhites experience frequent earthquake tremors?
Earthquake tremors in Delhi are frequent because the national capital region is part of an active seismic zone. Delhi-NCR region is located close to the Himalayas, which is seismically very active.
Several weak zones are also located close to Delhi for example, Delhi-Haridwar ridge, Mahendragarh-Dehradun subsurface fault, Moradabad fault, Sohna fault, great boundary fault, Delhi-Sargodha ridge, Yamuna River lineament, etc.
Earthquake in Delhi today: People share scary experience
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over earthquake today in Delhi and urged people to stay calm and follow safety measures.
Modi said in a post on X, "Tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby areas. Urging everyone to stay calm and follow safety precautions, staying alert for possible aftershocks. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation."
Sudden tremors due to the Delhi earthquake sparked fears among residents. A woman in her 50s who was out on a morning walk in E Block of Noida Sector 20 told PTI, "Hum log bahar park me walk kar rahe the toh pata nahin chala. Lekin kafi tej tha. Log bahar aa gaye. (We were walking in the park, so we didn't feel it strongly. But it was quite strong. People came rushing out)."
Naresh Kumar, a resident of West Delhi, said this was the first time he had experienced such a strong tremor.
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First Published:17 Feb 2025, 07:45 AM IST
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