A high-intensity earthquake hit Tajikistan on Monday, tremors of which were felt in parts of North India, including Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
A high-intensity earthquake hit Tajikistan on Monday, tremors of which were felt in parts of North India, including Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the National Seismological Division of the ministry of earth science, the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Tajikistan at 1.20 pm (IST). The depth of the earthquake was recorded at 25 km.
Tremors were also felt in the National Capital Region (NCR). But, there were no immediate reports of loss of lives and property. Mild tremors were felt in Kashmir too, but there were no reports of any damage from anywhere in the Valley so far, the police said. The tremors passed by and large unnoticed, as people went on with their normal business, he added. A MeT department official said further details are being ascertained.
