5.2M ( USGC) EARTHQUAKE SHAKES NEW DELHI,NCR

A MODERATE EARTHQUAKE OF 5.2M ON RICHTER SCALE AS MEASURED BY USGC HAS OCCURRED AT 28.8N,76.7N 48KM WNW OF NEW DELHI

THE DEPTH OF THE EARTHQUAKE IS 19.1KM.

SHAKING WAS WIDELY EXPERIENCED IN NEW DELHI,NCR AND VICINITY HOWEVER PEOPLE FROM LUDHIANA,PUNJAB DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY.

MAGNITUDE

5.2
Date-Time
Monday, March 05, 2012 at 07:41:06 UTC
Monday, March 05, 2012 at 01:11:06 PM at epicenter
Location
28.808°N, 76.772°E
Depth
19.1 km (11.9 miles)
Region
HARYANA - DELHI REGION, INDIA
Distances
48 km (30 miles) WNW (296°) from NEW DELHI, Delhi, India
93 km (58 miles) WSW (257°) from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
143 km (89 miles) N (7°) from Alwar, Rajasthan, India
Location Uncertainty
horizontal +/- 16.2 km (10.1 miles); depth +/- 6.7 km (4.2 miles)
Parameters
NST=109, Nph=111, Dmin=970.7 km, Rmss=1.16 sec, Gp= 58°,
M-type=body wave magnitude (Mb), Version=7
Source
Magnitude: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Location: USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)
Event ID
usb0008bau

 

IN THE ABOVE IMAGES,
THE RED STAR IS THE EPICENTER OF THE EARTHQUAKE WHICH IS 19.78KM SE OF ROHTAK,HARYANA

IMD HAS REPORTED THE EARTHQUAKE TO BE 4.9 BUT AKG SEISMOLOGY TEAM CONSIDERS THE USGC PARAMETER

IF YOU HAVE ANY VIDEO/PHOTO OF DAMAGE

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NO AFTERSHOCK EXPECTED