A magnitude 5.8 earthquake epicentered in Uttarakhand`s Rudraprayag district rattled north India at 10.35 pm, with tremors being felt in Delhi - including adjoining areas Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad - Haryana, Punjab and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
Tremors, which lasted for about 30 seconds, were also in Mussoriee, Pithoragarh, Mathura, Rishikesh, Shamli and Chandigarh.
The United States Geological Survey website put the earthquake at magnitude 5.6 with an epicentre 35 km west-north-west of Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand.
5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts India, NDRF teams put on high alert
07 February 2017
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Tremors were felt in Delhi, NCR. Tremors which lasted for 30 seconds, were also felt in Mussoriee, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Saharanpur, Pithoragarh, Mathura, Rishikesh, Shamli and Chandigarh.
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