New Delhi: February 12
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck near Amritsar on Friday with tremors felt as far as Delhi, prompting people to rush out of their homes.
The epicentre of the earthquake was 21 km from Amritsar in Punjab, according to India’s National Center for Seismology.
The earthquake struck at 10:34 pm IST at a depth of 10 km from the surface.
Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas for several seconds.
According to the NCS, the quake took place at 10.34 pm today.
“Earthquake of Magnitude:6.1, Occurred on 12-02-2021, 22:34:40 IST, Lat: 31.57 & Long: 75.09, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: 21km ESE of Amritsar, Punjab,” NCB tweeted.
The earthquake tremors felt in parts of Delhi NCR, and in Jammu too.
