06
Oct
New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh) — A moderate earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale struck Uttarakhand late Tuesday night, sending noticeable tremors across the National Capital Region (NCR) and several parts of northern India. The sudden shaking, which occurred shortly after 10:20 PM IST, prompted many residents in high-rise buildings across Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram to rush outdoors into open spaces. According to data released by the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake struck at exactly 10:23 PM IST with its epicentre situated in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district. The seismic event was recorded at a relatively shallow focal depth…