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Earthquake tremors felt in several parts of north India

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 149 words · By The Hindu Bureau
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What to know about Earthquake tremors felt in several parts of north India

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centred in Afghanistan at a depth of 150 km has been reported late Friday (April 3, 2026).

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What happened

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centred in Afghanistan at a depth of 150 km has been reported late Friday (April 3, 2026).

Why it matters

Tremors were felt in several parts of Delhi NCR, Suresh Gaddale of the National Centre for Seismology confirmed to The Hindu.

Common ground

The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, occurred around 9:45 p.m.

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Claim 1: “There were no immediate reports of any damage.”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — There were no immediate reports of any damage caused by it.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/earthquake-of-ma…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — There were no immediate reports about any damage or casualties caused by the tremor.
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Claim 2: “The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) said that the quake was recorded at 9:13 p.m., with a depth of 190 kilometres.”
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Claim 3: “Tremors were felt in several parts of Delhi NCR, Suresh Gaddale of the National Centre for Seismology confirmed to The Hindu.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Strong earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR and several parts of North India on Friday after a 5.9-magnitude quake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region. The sudden jolts triggered pani…
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/earthquake-tremors-fel…
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web search NEUTRAL — Strong earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR and several parts of North India on Friday night after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan. The tremors, recorded at around 9:50 pm ...
https://www.oneindia.com/india/earthquake-shakes-delhi-ncr-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Strong earthquake tremors were experienced across Delhi-NCR and several parts of North India on Friday night, causing panic among residents as many rushed out of their homes and workplaces.
https://www.etnownews.com/news/earthquake-tremors-jolt-delhi…
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Claim 4: “The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, occurred around 9:45 p.m. and they were felt in several parts of north India, including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana, officials said.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan began on 7 May 2025, after India launched missile strikes on Pakistan, in a military campaign codenamed Operation Sindoor. India said that the operati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_India–Pakistan_conflict
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858, and under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Its origins lay in the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. After the accession of the s…
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Claim 5: “A 5.9 magnitude earthquake centred in Afghanistan at a depth of 150 km has been reported late Friday (April 3, 2026).”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An armed conflict between Afghanistan and Pakistan began in late February 2026 following Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Pakistan said the strikes target…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1992–1996 Afghan Civil War, also known as the Second Afghan Civil War, took place between 28 April 1992 — the date a new interim Afghan government was supposed to replace the Republic of Afghanist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A series of occasional armed skirmishes and firefights have occurred along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border between the Afghan Armed Forces and the Pakistan Armed Forces since 1949. The latest round of…
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Claim 6: “The epicentre of the quake was Afghanistan, at a Latitude of 36.398 degrees North and a Longitude of 70.878 degrees East, the official said.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The war in Afghanistan was a prolonged armed conflict lasting from 2001 to 2021. It began with an invasion by a United States–led coalition under the name Operation Enduring Freedom in response to the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghans are the citizens and nationals of Afghanistan. They are composed of various ethnic groups, of which Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks are the largest. The two main languages spoken among t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the east and south, Iran to the w…
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Claim 7: “The depth of the quake was 150 km, he added.”
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