Tremors Felt In & Around Delhi-NCR as Mild Earthquake Hits Nepal

The epicentre of the earthquake was 25 km east-northeast of Dipayal in Nepal.

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An earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday evening
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An earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday evening
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Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and adjoining areas in North and Northeast India on Tuesday, 19 November, after an earthquake with the intensity of 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Nepal, PTI reported.

It was recorded in 7:01 pm, an official of the National Centre for Seismology said. According to earthquake.usgs.gov, the epicentre was 25 km east-northeast of Dipayal in Nepal.

The tremors were felt in the national capital around 7 pm on Tuesday.

(With inputs from PTI. More details awaited)

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Published: 19 Nov 2019,07:47 PM IST

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