Haryana Faridabad jolts by 2 Earthquake in one hour

People came out of their houses scared of the earthquake; Faridabad was the epicenter; the intensity was 2.4.

Faridabad: An earthquake hit Faridabad in Haryana on Thursday. Earthquake tremors were felt here twice within an hour. After which people came out of their houses. According to the National Seismology Centre (NCS), its epicentre was in Faridabad at a depth of 5 kilometres inside the ground.

The first earthquake hit at 10:54 am and the second time at 11:43 am. The intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 2.4 both times.

An earthquake in India has been divided into 4 zones. Includes Zone 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is assessed according to the dangers. Zone 2 has the least danger, and Zone 5 has the highest danger. In the map, Zone 2 has been coloured sky blue, Zone 3 yellow, Zone 4 orange, and Zone 5 red. In this, the Delhi side area of Rohtak district comes in Zone 4, and the Hisar side area comes in Zone 3.