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Earthquake of 6.6 magnitude jolts Punjab, felt across north India

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 13, 2021, at 05:00 am

Amritsar/IBNS: A powerful earthquake of 6.1 magnitude jolted Punjab's Amritsar on Friday night and was felt as far as Delhi, prompting people to rush out of their homes

The precise location of the earthquake's epicentre was Lat: 31.57 & Long: 75.09, 21 km from Amritsar, said India's National Center for Seismology.

The earhquake occured at 10:34 pm IST at a depth of 10 km from the surface.

Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on 12-02-2021, 22:31:33 IST, Lat: 38.00 & Long: 73.58, Depth: 74 Km ,Location: 285km ENE of Fayzabad, Afghanistanfor more information https://t.co/PxX3VNYiFY @ndmaindia pic.twitter.com/2F8ndn7p5v
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 12, 2021

"Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi. Praying for everyone's safety," Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.

Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi. Praying for everyone's safety. https://t.co/8fU8TGQLiE
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 12, 2021

#Earthquake #Punjab #Delhi #Amritsar

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