- विज्ञापन -
Kangra: Earthquake tremors were felt in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh this afternoon. Its intensity was measured at 3.6 on the Richter scale. Its depth inside the ground was 5 kilometres.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), three mild tremors were felt at 2:27 p.m. People who felt the tremors came out of their houses. However, due to the low intensity of the tremors, most people could not feel them.
Most of the areas of Kangra district fall in Zone 5, which is very sensitive from an earthquake point of view. Therefore, earthquake tremors are felt here repeatedly.
The surface of the earth is mainly made up of seven large and many small tectonic plates. These plates keep floating continuously and sometimes collide with each other. Many times, the corners of the plates get bent due to collision, and when excessive pressure is applied, 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.
