New Delhi: Strong tremors rocked large parts of north India, including the national capital and its adjoining areas, Tuesday evening. There were no immediate reports of any casualties. The quake measured 7.8 on the Richter scale at its epicentre on the Pakistan-Iran border.
"The epicentre of the quake was the Pakistan-Iran border and it measured 7.8 on the Richter scale," V. Dattatreya, head, seismology, India Meteorological Department (IMD), told IANS.
The quake took place at 4.14 p.m. (IST) at a depth of 33 km, an official said.
The strong tremors that lasted several seconds, leading to panic in many places. People rushed out of their offices and homes in the National Capital Region.
The earthquake was also felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan and some other parts of Asia.
Earlier in the day, a low intensity earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale was felt in parts of Odisha, an official said. No loss of life or damage to property was reported.
The earthquake occurred at 8.36 a.m. and was felt for a few seconds in Astaranga area of Puri district, 70 km from Bhubaneswar, an official of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre told IANS.
The epicentre of the quake was about 40 km from Bhubaneswar, he added.
Another earthquake had jolted the northeast earlier Tuesday at 6.53 a.m. The epicentre was in Assam's Darrang district.
Besides Meghalaya and Assam, tremors were also felt in Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
There were no reports of casualty or damage to property.
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