Sad that Nepal is hit by another Earthquake today! Nepal which is already reeling undeer the powerful impact of the 7.9 earth quake that struck on April 25 had devastated the country and killed over 8000 people! Hope Nepal quickly recovers from this Himalayan tragedy again....Can we not have some earth quake prediction methodology?
Nepal Earthquake Rocks WB, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, TN and Other States
May 12, 2015
Effect of twin earthquakes that struck Nepal today were felt across various states in India. The tremors were felt as far as Tamil Nadu.
The quake with epicentre in Nepal was on latitude 27.6 degree north and 86.6 degree east at a depth of 18 km, according to the the Central Seismological Observatory in Shillong. No loss of life or property has been reported so far from Assam.
Parts of West Bengal were today rocked by an earthquake.
"Earthquake which had its epicentre in Nepal region, was felt here in the city and other parts of the Eastern region. The quake measured 7.1- 7.2 on richter scale. We are still waiting for more details," D K Das , a senior official of Kolkata Metrological department said.
Hundreds of people ran out of their homes, offices, metro stations and high rise buildings, and assembled on the streets. The tremors were felt in various parts of the city especially in Lake Town, Salt Lake, Dalhouise and Park street area.
People ran out of Metro stations and high rise buildings.
Initial reports suggest that tremors were felt across several parts of Bihar including Darbhanga, East Champaran and Kisanganj.
In the capital city Patna, citizens were seen running out from buildings into open spaces.
The earthquake send people into panic. In many schools, children ran to safety in field.
Tremors were felt in most parts of Odisha today triggering panic among the people who rushed out of the buildings.
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 815 km North of Bhubaneswar.
Apart from the state capital Bhubaneswar, tremors were felt in Cuttack, Balasore, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Khurda, Rourkela, Ganjam, Baripada, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Nabarangpur and several other places.
Tremors were felt in several places in Jharkhand today but no loss of life or property damage was reported.
Tremors were felt in Ranchi, Dumka, Giridih and in other places around 12.35 PM for a few seconds, an official said.
There was no report of any damage to life or property.
Tremors were felt across Uttarakhand today as a powerful earthquake shook Nepal, less than three weeks after a devastating quake jolted the Himalayan country.
Tremors were felt in all the 13 districts of Uttarakhand including Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Pithoragarh which is close to Nepal border, Anand Sharma, Director of MeT office here said.
It was an aftershock of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal as its epicentre was located in about the same area, Sharma said.
Tremors were felt in parts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat and Vadodara cities where people rushed out of high rise buildings after tremors.
However, no damage has been reported so far in the state due to the earthquake, said officials.
"Due to the earth-quake reported around 65 kms east of Nepal's capital town Kathmandu, many parts of Gujarat also felt its affect," B K Rastogi, Director at Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), told PTI.
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Surat felt the tremors, added Rastogi.
The intensity of tremors felt in Gujarat due to earthquake of Nepal would be around 3 on the Richter scale, said Rastogi adding that no damage has been reported due to the jolt.
The tremors were felt mainly in high-rise buildings of the city, he said.
State Relief Commissioner D N Pandey told PTI that there is no report of casualty or damage from any where in the state.
Immediately after the quake at around 12:35 pm, panic-struck people in the city, who were seen rushing out of high-rise buildings. Situation was the same in many other cities of North, Central and South Gujarat, where people felt the jolt in high-rise and tall buildings.
Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Chennai city today as the fallout of a powerful earthquake epicentred in Nepal, officials said.
Tremors were felt in Valasaravakkam, Santhome and parts of Kodambakkam, they said.
The Seismology Unit of the Regional Meterological Centre here said the tremors were felt as a result of the 7.1 magnitude quake epicentred in Nepal.
Residents and office-goers fled buildings in the localities to safer zone. There were no reports of any damage to life or property, police said.
Nepal Earthquake Rocks WB, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, TN and Other States | May 12,2015
Nepal Earthquake Rocks WB, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, TN and Other States
May 12, 2015
Effect of twin earthquakes that struck Nepal today were felt across various states in India. The tremors were felt as far as Tamil Nadu.
The quake with epicentre in Nepal was on latitude 27.6 degree north and 86.6 degree east at a depth of 18 km, according to the the Central Seismological Observatory in Shillong. No loss of life or property has been reported so far from Assam.
Parts of West Bengal were today rocked by an earthquake.
"Earthquake which had its epicentre in Nepal region, was felt here in the city and other parts of the Eastern region. The quake measured 7.1- 7.2 on richter scale. We are still waiting for more details," D K Das , a senior official of Kolkata Metrological department said.
Hundreds of people ran out of their homes, offices, metro stations and high rise buildings, and assembled on the streets. The tremors were felt in various parts of the city especially in Lake Town, Salt Lake, Dalhouise and Park street area.
People ran out of Metro stations and high rise buildings.
Initial reports suggest that tremors were felt across several parts of Bihar including Darbhanga, East Champaran and Kisanganj.
In the capital city Patna, citizens were seen running out from buildings into open spaces.
The earthquake send people into panic. In many schools, children ran to safety in field.
Tremors were felt in most parts of Odisha today triggering panic among the people who rushed out of the buildings.
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 815 km North of Bhubaneswar.
Apart from the state capital Bhubaneswar, tremors were felt in Cuttack, Balasore, Sambalpur, Berhampur, Khurda, Rourkela, Ganjam, Baripada, Kendrapara, Jajpur, Nabarangpur and several other places.
Tremors were felt in several places in Jharkhand today but no loss of life or property damage was reported.
Tremors were felt in Ranchi, Dumka, Giridih and in other places around 12.35 PM for a few seconds, an official said.
There was no report of any damage to life or property.
Tremors were felt across Uttarakhand today as a powerful earthquake shook Nepal, less than three weeks after a devastating quake jolted the Himalayan country.
Tremors were felt in all the 13 districts of Uttarakhand including Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital and Pithoragarh which is close to Nepal border, Anand Sharma, Director of MeT office here said.
It was an aftershock of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal as its epicentre was located in about the same area, Sharma said.
Tremors were felt in parts of Gujarat including Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat and Vadodara cities where people rushed out of high rise buildings after tremors.
However, no damage has been reported so far in the state due to the earthquake, said officials.
"Due to the earth-quake reported around 65 kms east of Nepal's capital town Kathmandu, many parts of Gujarat also felt its affect," B K Rastogi, Director at Institute of Seismological Research (ISR), told PTI.
Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Vadodara and Surat felt the tremors, added Rastogi.
The intensity of tremors felt in Gujarat due to earthquake of Nepal would be around 3 on the Richter scale, said Rastogi adding that no damage has been reported due to the jolt.
The tremors were felt mainly in high-rise buildings of the city, he said.
State Relief Commissioner D N Pandey told PTI that there is no report of casualty or damage from any where in the state.
Immediately after the quake at around 12:35 pm, panic-struck people in the city, who were seen rushing out of high-rise buildings. Situation was the same in many other cities of North, Central and South Gujarat, where people felt the jolt in high-rise and tall buildings.
Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Chennai city today as the fallout of a powerful earthquake epicentred in Nepal, officials said.
Tremors were felt in Valasaravakkam, Santhome and parts of Kodambakkam, they said.
The Seismology Unit of the Regional Meterological Centre here said the tremors were felt as a result of the 7.1 magnitude quake epicentred in Nepal.
Residents and office-goers fled buildings in the localities to safer zone. There were no reports of any damage to life or property, police said.
Nepal Earthquake Rocks WB, Bihar, Delhi, Jharkhand, TN and Other States | May 12,2015
