Earthquake in New Delhi India (2011)

[Shamz]

Earthquake with 6.6 Richter scale hit New Delhi around 11:28PM local time.
It shook parts of capital of India for 15-20 secs.
No other information available yet.

hope everyone is safe

[MorningSong]

I just got word of the EQ, too, and am waiting for more info to come out.....

[Lazlo]

Nothing on USGS yet.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

Lets hope it's nothing more than broken dishes.

Update:
MAP 4.3 2011/09/07 17:58:21 28.995 77.223 10.0 HARYANA-DELHI-UTTAR PRADESH REG., INDIA


Only a 4.3 being currently reported

[MorningSong]

Found this so far:


7 Sep, 2011, 11.45PM IST, PTI Earthquake jolts New Delhi and adjoining towns

NEW DELHI: A strong tremor lasting several seconds shook the Indian capital on Wednesday evening, witnesses said.

The earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale shook the Indian capital and its outskirts at 11.30 pm on Wednesday, the Met department said.

People in many areas as well as in the neighbouring town of Faridabad in Haryana ran out of their homes as the furniture started shaking with a rattle.

Several television stations reported an earthquake hitting the capital and surrounding areas. Further details are awaited.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/earthquake-jolts-new-delhi-and-adjoining-towns/articleshow/9902601.cms


New Delhi Earthquake: Reported as 6.6 Magnitude (Live Updates)
by NowPublic Staff | September 7, 2011 at 10:03 am

Earthquake Hits New Delhi on Same Day as Bomb

A large earthquake shook New Delhi on September 7, 2011. The quake was reported across Twitter , and IBN Live reports the Delhi earthquake as measuring 6.6 in Magnitude, but that could be adjusted as details emerge. The earthquake is being widely reported across Twitter and on Reuters, but there's no sign of it yet on USGS.

Earlier the same day, a bomb blast at the Delhi High Court Building killed nine people:

Delhi Bomb Explosion Kills 9, Injures 42

The quake was felt in New Delhi and across the NCR (National Capital Region).

We will update this story as it develops, and you can see live Twitter updates below.
Delhi earthquake: Live Updates

Continue reading at NowPublic.com: New Delhi Earthquake: Reported as 6.6 Magnitude (Live Updates) | NowPublic News Coverage http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/new-delhi-earthquake-reported-6-6-magnitude-live-updates-2834643.html#ixzz1XINCBBxZ


http://www.nowpublic.com/environment/new-delhi-earthquake-reported-6-6-magnitude-live-updates-2834643.html

[Ruby L.]

Many people, who felt the earthquake, posted comments that it was short in duration, but strong in power. One such, from Earthquake-report.com (http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09/07/strong-5-8-earthquake-in-india/): (though the site reports it as 4.6.)


a brief duration of almost half a minute….of strong tremors…felt like could have more


A bit more detail about the EQ's location:


The tremors were felt in the north Indian regions of Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and parts of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.
Some people reportedly felt tremors as late as 11:32 pm Wednesday in remote places in the hilly state, which is about 200 kilometers closer to the epicenter.
.....
The location of the epicenter was reported by the seismologists in New Delhi as 29.58 North latitude and 80.73 East longitude, roughly on the India-Nepal border.

Source: The Australian Eye (http://www.theaustralianeye.com/news/earthquake-magnitude-6-strikes-north-india-aoi3587417.html)

**Post Update**

Yes, MorningSong, The bomb link is interesting. Maybe coincidental, maybe not.
I'd seen one report about that while looking for info on the eq and it, too, caught my eye:


Sep 07, 2011
An earthquake rocked India's capital Delhi Wednesday night around 11.30pm.
eTN Publisher Juergen T Steinmetz was sitting in his Hyatt hotel room on the 4th floor.

The electricity was out, and it sounded like a violent explosion in the lobby.
Lights came back on 2 minutes after the violent explosion sound.
It appeared everything was back to normal. At 12.30 am (an hour later) another smaller explosion sound rocked the hotel and the lights went off again for 30 seconds. The earthquake was measured at 4.2

Source (http://www.eturbonews.com/25057/delhi-earthquake-and-deadly-terror-attack-concerns-pata-mart-del)

[meredith]

Peace and blessings to them...what a difficult week for India.

[ghostrider]

there was an x class flare yesterday I believe it was an x-2. pretty much the same spot on the sun that triggered the japan quake. also quake in alaska and california and chile today.

[arizona]

Sorry, it's a very late post. I found out that India has 4 different zones that categorize the zone of earthquake into the most dangerous zone which is Zone 1 to the least one which is Zone 4. India is bordered with Nepal. Some of the people in India also got affected when earthquake hit Nepal last year. India is located on fault that is cracks created from stresses built on plate edges. Where do earthquakes occur most of time (http://www.whatcausesearthquakes.com/where-do-most-earthquakes-occur.htm)? That made them vulnerable.