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Kullu: Earthquake tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu and Lahaul Spiti districts at night. Although its epicentre was Kargil Ladakh. But earthquake tremors were also felt in the neighbouring Lahaul Spiti and Kullu.
Its intensity was measured at 5.2 on the Richter scale. This created panic among the people. Those who felt the tremors at night ran out of their houses. So far there is no report of any loss of life or property.
The earthquake occurred at 2:15 in the night
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), this earthquake occurred at 2.50 am. Its depth in the ground was 15 kilometers. Due to the greater depth, there was no damage. If the depth had been less, an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude could have caused devastation.
Now know why earthquakes occur?
The surface of the earth is mainly made up of 7 large and many small tectonic plates. These plates keep floating continuously and sometimes collide with each other. Due to collision, sometimes the corners of the plates get bent and due to excessive pressure these plates start breaking. In such a situation, the energy coming out from below finds a way to come out and after this disturbance an earthquake occurs.
