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Delhi, neighbouring areas jolted by earthquake tremors

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HT Digital,

Delhi, Oct 15: An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was reported on Sunday, with its tremors felt in the Delhi-NCR region. The epicentre was located nine kilometres from Faridabad, Haryana, and 10 kilometres beneath the surface.

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This incident occurred days after parts of North India, encompassing Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, experienced strong tremors due to a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in western Nepal. This was the most severe in a series of recurrent quakes that have been affecting the country.

Concurrently, Afghanistan also experienced a potent 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Sunday. The epicentre was about 34 kilometres from Herat, the provincial capital.

This occurred shortly after a series of strong earthquakes and aftershocks resulted in thousands of fatalities and devastated numerous villages in the country.

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