North India quake

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Strong earthquake tremors rattled Chandigarh and the tricity region on Friday night, triggering widespread panic as residents — particularly those in high-rise apartments and multi-storey housing societies — abandoned their homes and spilled onto streets and open grounds. The deep-focus seismic event radiated energy across vast distances, shaking multiple states across North India but leaving no immediate reports of casualties or major structural damage in the local area. The quake, recorded at around 9:46 pm IST, measured 5.9 on the Richter scale. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre was located in the Hindu…