A mild earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale struck North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday late evening, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
The tremor occurred around 20:47:17 IST on February 23, with its epicentre located at latitude 34.28°N and longitude 74.00°E, at a depth of 10 kilometres.
“EQ of M: 3.8, on 23/02/2025 20:47:17 IST, Lat: 34.28 N, Long: 74.00 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir,” said NCS in a statement on X.
Before this, a low-intensity earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 hit Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad at 3.24 pm on Sunday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km.
Earlier last week, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit New Delhi early Monday morning, forcing residents to come out of their homes.
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The tremor, which hit at 5.36 am with its epicentre in Dhaula Kuan in southwest Delhi, lasted only a few seconds but was felt sharply across the National Capital Region (NCR) due to its shallow depth of 5 km.
Prime Minister Modi said, "Tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby areas. Urging everyone to stay calm and follow safety precautions, staying alert for possible aftershocks. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation.”
Asking residents to follow safety precautions, the prime minister urged them to stay alert "for possible aftershocks." "Authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation," he added.
Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, parts of Himachal Pradesh, and western Uttar Pradesh are highly prone to earthquakes due to active fault lines as they lie in the seismic zone IV.
Whereas Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and parts of Northeast India lie in Seismic Zone V, which is considered a very risky zone due to mountainous terrain and the subsequent movement of the volatile tectonic plates.
Additionally, the frequency of earthquakes in the South Asian region, particularly on the Indian plate, has increased in recent years.
India alone experienced 18 out of 49 earthquakes occurring globally, with the majority of low to moderate-intensity earthquakes occurring in the north Indian belt in 2024.
NDRF Helpline Numbers: +919711077372, and for Disaster Management Services, 108.
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