New Delhi: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred today at 09:45:59 IST with epicenter located at Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region having epicentral parameters 36.340N and 71.050E, focal depth 181 km. The epicenter was about 395 and 1028 km Northwest of Jammu and National Capital region (NCR), Delhi respectively.
No damage has been reported from any state of India. However, the earthquake was widely felt mainly in Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, northern states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and in Delhi NCR. As this area is close to the Himalayan Collision zone and marked by active faults, and is subjected to this type of earthquakes from time to time.
The map showing the location of earthquake
The area within 100 km radius of today’s earthquake epicenter, experienced 98 earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 and above during the past one year. The maximum magnitude of M: 6.3 occurred on December 20, 2019, which is about 60 km NE of the today’s event.
The shaking of the 181 km deeper earthquake (M 5.7) was felt widely due to the propagation of surface waves through various strata of the earth associated with several local and regional seismogenic faults.
The map showing the simulated intensity of this earthquake
The felt responses received from Jammu and Kashmir (approximately 390 KM from epicenter), Himachal, Punjab and National Capital Territory of Delhi (approximately 1050 KM from epicenter) in the range of MMI I to MMI IV as shown below:
– global bihari bureau
