Last Updated: January 05, 2023, 20:40 IST
The termors were felt at around 8pm.
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The epicentre of the earthquake — with 5.9 magnitude — was in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region at a depth of 200km
An earthquake of 5.9 magnitude hit Afghanistan on Thursday night, with tremors felt across Delhi-NCR, its adjoining areas and Kashmir valley.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the earthquake was in the Hindu Kush region at a depth of 200km below the Earth’s surface. Tremors were felt in Pakistan and Tajikistan too.
NCS is the nodal agency functioning under the central government to monitor earthquake activities in the country.
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This is the second time in a week that Delhi-NCR was jolted by tremors. On January 1, parts of Delhi-NCR experienced tremors after an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 hit Haryana’s Jhajjar.
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