India
oi-Prakash KL
Strong
tremors
jolted
parts
of
north
India,
including
Delhi-NCR,
on
Tuesday
night
as
an
earthquake
of
magnitude
6.6
struck
the
Hindu
Kush
region
in
Afghanistan.
Panic-stricken
people
rushed
out
of
buildings
as
the
earthquake
struck
around
10.20
pm
and
was
also
felt
in
Haryana,
Punjab
and
Rajasthan.
gather
after
a
building
tilts
following
an
earthquake,
in
New
Delhi.
(Photo
credit:
PTI)
There
was
no
immediate
report
of
any
loss
of
life
or
property.
According
to
an
automated
report
generated
by
the
National
Centre
for
Seismology,
the
6.6
magnitude
quake
struck
133
km
southeast
of
Fayzabad
in
Afghanistan.
#WATCH
|
Uttar
Pradesh:
People
rush
out
of
their
houses
in
Vasundhara,
Ghaziabad
as
strong
earthquake
tremors
felt
in
several
parts
of
north
India.
pic.twitter.com/wg4MWB0QdX—
ANI
(@ANI)
March
21,
2023
ANI
reported
that
the
earthquake
tremors
were
felt
in
Punjab,
Jammu
and
Kashmir,
and
Punjab
as
well.
#WATCH
|
Uttar
Pradesh:
People
rush
out
of
their
houses
to
open
spaces
as
several
parts
of
north
India
experience
strong
tremors
of
earthquake.Visuals
from
Golf
City,
Noida.
pic.twitter.com/Y5GmK1Ck2S—
ANI
(@ANI)
March
21,
2023
“Very
strong
tremors
of
earthquake
were
felt
and
all
the
devotees
rushed
out.
With
Maa
Vaishno
Devi’s
blessings,
there
was
no
loss
of
lives
and
they
are
returning
to
their
hotels,”
a
guest
house
owner
told
ANI
in
Katra
in
Jammu
and
Kashmir.
#WATCH
|
J&K:
Strong
tremors
of
earthquake
felt
in
several
parts
of
north
India.Visuals
from
Katra
as
devotees
rush
out
of
guest
houses.
pic.twitter.com/uMGbNn2X4o—
ANI
(@ANI)
March
21,
2023
A
resident
of
Ghaziabad
told
ANI
that
people
rushed
to
the
ground
in
the
building
in
which
he
resides.
“All
of
us
came
running
down
out
of
fear.
Every
person
felt
the
tremors
of
the
earthquake
on
every
floor
of
the
building.
So
we
are
here
in
the
ground,”
he
said.
A
woman
in
Delhi
said
she
was
asleep
when
she
suddenly
saw
the
fan
wobbling.
“I
got
up
and
brought
my
mother
and
pet
outside
the
house.
We
felt
the
tremors
for
approximately
one-and-a-half
minutes,”
she
said.
An
Amritsar
shopowner
said
he
was
sleeping
and
was
woken
up
by
strong
tremors.
“I
saw
the
fan
shaking.
The
tremors
lasted
long.”
Calls
regarding
tilted
buildings
and
cracks
appearing
in
buildings
were
received
from
Jamia
Nagar,
Kalkaji
and
Shahdara
areas.
Fire
services
teams
have
been
sent
to
these
areas
after
which
it
will
be
ascertained
as
to
what
has
happened
exactly,
Delhi
Fire
Services
told
ANI.
“I
was
sleeping
when
I
felt
it,
I
rushed
out
with
my
mother
and
dog.
The
entire
colony
was
already
outside.
The
tremors
could
be
felt
for
a
long
time,”
a
resident,
Neha
said.
While
adults
were
gripped
by
panic
and
anxiety,
several
children
had
a
few
moments
of
fun
as
they
played
with
their
friends
in
parks
where
their
parents
had
assembled.
“In
logon
ke
maze
hain
(They
are
having
fun),”
the
father
of
a
boy
told
PTI,
gesturing
towards
his
son
and
his
friend,
both
around
4-5
years,
who
were
busy
playing
on
a
slide.
Similar
scenes
of
crowds
rushing
out
of
their
homes
were
reported
from
high-rise
societies
in
other
areas
of
Noida
like
Sector
75,
76,
77,
78,
120
and
137,
142.
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