Medium-intensity earthquake hits Noida


Noida: A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.0 occurred near Noida in the national capital region (NCR) on Wednesday night, a central government agency said.

The epicentre of the quake was 19 km southeast of Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of western Uttar Pradesh adjoining Delhi, the National Center for Seismology said.

The earthquake occurred at 10.42 pm at a depth of 4 km, it added. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or property.

Earlier, two earthquakes of magnitude 4.6 and 2.9 had occurred in Rohtak in Haryana on 29 May.

Since 12 April, Delhi alone has reported four low intensity quakes — 12 April (3.5), 13 April (2.7), 10 May (3.4) and 15 May (2.2).