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Shocking! More than 50 earthquake tremors felt in various states of India during October

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: November 9, 2022 15:39 IST

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Earthquake tremors were felt in the capital Delhi and nearby areas early today. In many parts of the capital, people were suddenly woken up by the tremors around 1.57 pm. Along with Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, and Uttarakhand.
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A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Doti district in Nepal early Wednesday morning. In this incident, a house collapsed and nearly six people died. Along with this, strong earthquake tremors were felt in and around Delhi around 2 am on Wednesday.
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According to the National Center for Seismology, earthquake tremors were felt more than 50 times in different states of India in October. Earthquakes were felt 10 times in Maharashtra in the month of October. Apart from this, 6 in Himachal, 5 in Karnataka, 4 in Uttarakhand, Assam-Telangana and Rajasthan.
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35 earthquakes occurred in India between September 1 and September 30. Maximum earthquakes were felt in Maharashtra 7 times, Ladakh 4 times. The magnitude of the earthquake in Maharashtra was 1.7 to 2.6. 2 in Arunachal Pradesh, 3 in Assam, 2 in Gujarat, 2 in Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir.
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The earth is mainly made up of four layers. Inner core, outer core, peritoneum and mantle. The core of the crust and upper mantle is called the lithosphere. Now this 50 km thick layer is divided into several sections, called tectonic plates.
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Sometimes these plates also break. Their impact releases a large amount of energy. Sometimes these shocks are so mild that they are not even felt. And sometimes their intensity is so high that the ground cracks.
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