Earthquake: Strong earthquake in North India, people came out of homes and offices; The intensity was 6.2

Earthquake in Delhi: Strong earthquake tremors have been felt throughout North India including Delhi NCR. Seeing the strong tremors, people came out of their homes and offices. Its intensity is said to be 6.2 on the Richter scale. The earthquake's tremors were felt at 2:51 pm. However, no unpleasant news has come to light yet. It is being told that the epicenter of this earthquake was in Nepal.

These tremors were felt in nearby cities including Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram, Ghaziabad. Along with this, people have also suffered earthquake shocks in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan.

What is Richter scale?

American geologist Charles F. Richter invented an instrument in 1935 that could measure the velocity of seismic waves rising on the Earth's surface. Through this equipment, seismic waves can be converted into data. The Richter scale generally works according to logarithms. According to this, a complete number is expressed in 10 times its original meaning. On the Richter scale, 10 represents the maximum velocity.

Why do earthquakes occur?

The Earth is mainly made up of four layers, inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. The crust and upper mantle are called lithosphere. This 50 kilometer thick layer is divided into sections, which are called tectonic plates. These tectonic plates keep moving from their place but when they move too much, an earthquake occurs. These plates can move from their place both horizontally and vertically. After this they find their place and in such a situation one plate comes below the other.