Watch: Rahul Gandhi s reaction to earthquake during live session goes viral
While most people worried about their safety and well-being during and after the earthquake, Gandhi s calm and composed reaction became popular. Other people in the session were amused by Gandhi s reaction as he continued with his address.
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Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 11:43 AM IST
As people across North India came out of their homes after feeling the tremors of an earthquake last night (February 12), one person remained unfazed and continued with his work. It was Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who felt the earth shake while on a virtual session but continued with the live address despite the earthquake.
Massive earthquake hits Afghanistan, tremors felt across north India
Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude was felt across north India, including Delhi, on Friday night and its epicentre was in Punjab s Amritsar.
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Updated: Feb 13, 2021, 01:47 AM IST
A day after an earthquake of 4.9 magnitude on the Richter scale occurred at the Hindu Kush area of Afghanistan on Thursday, roughly 277 km north-northeast of Kabul, a massive earthquake hit Afghanistan once again on Friday. 7.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in Afghanistan.
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Tajikistan at 10:31pm Friday night, according to National Centre for Seismology. Strong tremors were felt across the north Indian subcontinent with tremors in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, the Delhi-NCR and Uttarakhand.
Tremors were also felt in Pakistan s Islamabad, and in cities in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces as well as in Pakistan occupied-Kashmir (PoK)
6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Tajikistan, Tremors Rattle Delhi-NCR and Northern India
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A high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Tajikistan in central Asia late on Friday night, leading to tremors in several northern states of India. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the epicentre of the quake was Tajikistan. The agency had earlier said the quake s epicentre was Amritsar in Punjab but later released a revised statement.
According to the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake struck the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region at a depth of 86 km at 10.31pm, reported news agency Reuters.
Earthquake hits Delhi-NCR, strong tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Amritsar, Punjab at 10:34 pm on Friday night.
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Updated: Feb 12, 2021, 11:49 PM IST
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 on the Richter scale hit Amritsar, Punjab at 10:34 pm on Friday night, the National Centre for Seismology informed. Tremors felt in Deli-NCR. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in Afghanistan. Tremors were also reported from Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
The epicentre of the quake is said to be Alwar in Rajasthan. The earthquake was felt in four countries including India.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the Tajikistan-Xinjiang border region late on Friday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 86 km (53.4 miles), GFZ said. There have been no reports of destruction or casualties so far.