Telangana's Nizamabad hit by earthquake of 3.1 magnitude with depth of 5 kms

Nizamabad, February 5: On Sunday, an earthquake of magnitude 3.1 on the Richter scale struck 120 km northwest of Nizamabad, as per National Center for Seismology (NCS).

The incident occurred in Telangana at a depth of 5 kilometres, at a latitude of 19.43 and a longitude of 77.27 at around 8:12 am on Sunday. "Earthquake of Magnitude:3.1, Occurred on 05-02-2023, 08:12:47 IST, Lat: 19.43 & Long: 77.27, Depth: 5 Km, Location: 120km NW of Nizamabad, Telangana," NCS said in a tweet.

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According to the report there is no loss of life or damage to property.

Earlier, on January 24, strong tremors were felt in parts of Delhi and National Capital area Tuesday. The quake lasted for at least 15 seconds, with people seen rushing out of their homes and offices.

According to the National Centre of Seismology, the epicentre of the earthquake was centred in Nepal.