Earthquake in North India including Delhi-NCR, UP, Punjab, Rajasthan: Magnitude 6.6

Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR at around 10.15 pm on Tuesday night. Tremors were also felt in UP, Punjab, Jammu-Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Bihar. Its intensity was measured at 6.6. The epicentre of the earthquake remained in Afghanistan.
Apart from India, tremors were also felt in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and China. According to the Department of Seismology, the epicentre of the earthquake was Kalafgan, 90 km from Afghanistan.
People came out of their homes in panic due to the tremors of the earthquake. The tremors of the earthquake were felt for several seconds.
Earthquake tremors were felt in Rajasthan at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday night. People ran out of their homes in all the cities including Jaipur. They called each other and informed us about the earthquake.
In the cities of Bikaner, Jodhpur, Alwar, Ganganagar, Ajmer, Jhunjhunu etc. people ran out of their houses as soon as the tremors were felt. By calling his relatives, he also informed them about this, so that all come out of their homes safely.
Earthquake tremors were felt in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand at 5.30 am on Monday morning. According to the National Seismology Center, the intensity of the earthquake was measured at 3.1 on the Richter scale. The epicentre of the earthquake was five km below the ground, 40 km from Pithoragarh. An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Gujarat's Kutch district on Monday morning. The earthquake occurred at 7.35 am with its epicentre about 10 km north-northeast (NNE) of Bhachau town in the Kutch district. Kutch district remains prone to earthquakes and mild tremors are felt regularly.
Earthquake tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district in the morning. People ran outside the houses. It is a matter of relief that due to this earthquake, there was no loss of life or property in district Chamba.
Earthquake tremors were felt in the South American country of Ecuador on Saturday. The intensity on the Richter scale was 6.8. 16 people died due to this earthquake, while 381 people were injured. According to the US Geological Survey, the maximum impact of the earthquake occurred in Guayas. This is a coastal area. The epicentre of the earthquake was in the city of Guayaquil, 80 km from here. According to reports, the buildings have been badly damaged.
According to geologists, the real cause of earthquakes is the rapid movement of tectonic plates. Apart from this, earthquakes also occur due to meteor impact and volcanic eruption, mine testing and nuclear testing. The intensity of an earthquake is measured on the Richter scale. An earthquake of magnitude 2.0 or 3.0 on this scale is mild, while a magnitude 6 means a strong earthquake.
The intensity of an earthquake is estimated by the waves of energy emanating from its center (epicentre). This wave, spread over hundreds of kilometres, causes vibrations. Even cracks fall in the earth. If the epicentre of the earthquake is at a shallow depth, then the energy coming out of it is very close to the surface, which causes great devastation.