An earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hit north India at around 10.35 pm on Monday. The epicentre was near Rudraprayag in Uttarakhand around 21 kilometers deep beneath the mountains.
Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR and other nearby places for distances as far as 500 kilometers away.
Rudraprayag is about 100 kilometeres from Dehradun.
The exact point of the earthquake as per USGS is Pipalkoti. The town in Uttarakhand has a population of 2000. It is just 40 kilometers from Joshimath.
No damage reported in Rudraprayag city as per city SP – Prahlad Meena
— Alok Bhatt (@alok_bhatt) February 6, 2017
Just spoke to someone in Almora, everything is fine there.. https://t.co/QNuK5Bnbgj
— Tiryak Desai (@TiryakDesai) February 6, 2017
The earthquake is one of the many that has been striking the entire Himalayan belt because of the increasing collision of India and Eurasia plate. Due to this constant push between the plates, the entire Himalayan belt is one of the most seismically dangerous places on Earth.
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It was along this belt that an earthquake measuring 8.6 struck Assam on August 15, 1950.
The earthquake lasted about 30 seconds. People in Delhi and Dehradun came out of their homes.
Earthquake tremors felt in Uttarakhand, people evacuated their buildings (Visuals from Dehradun) pic.twitter.com/WIiDo5wJz9
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 6, 2017
No report of damage so far. #uttarakhand #rudraprayag #delhi-ncr pic.twitter.com/TnwnzZcaJX
— Arun Sharma (@arunsharma6) February 6, 2017
Since the quake happened in the hills, the risk of damage to people and property is very high. The Centre has already dispatched two NDRF teams to Uttarakhand.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asks for detailed report on earthquake, NDRF put on high alert
— ANI (@ANI_news) February 6, 2017
The MHA is closely monitoring the situation in earthquake hit Uttarakhand and other north Indian states where the tremors have been felt.
— HMO India (@HMOIndia) February 6, 2017
