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Earthquake tremors felt in parts of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir

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Earthquake tremors felt in parts of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir
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Chandigarh: Earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Punjab, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring areas on Saturday at around 9:47 am. The earthquake poured in around 09:47 am with several residents of Punjab, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Noida, and other neighbouring areas taking to social media to report the tremors.
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Also Read | Travel groups ask Joe Biden to end Covid-19 testing for vaccinated US-bound passengers publive-image The residents reported that the ground shook for at least 20 seconds. According to the information, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region at 9:45 am on Saturday, the National Center for Seismology stated. Earthquake of Magnitude 5.3 Strikes East of Pokhara in Nepal
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A resident of the city neighbouring Delhi, tweeted, "I thought my head is spinning and started to shut my eyes when suddenly I looked at the fan and realised it was an earthquake. Strong tremors felt for about 25-30 seconds in Noida." Earthquake of Magnitude 5.3 Strikes East of Pokhara in Nepal Another user wrote: "That was a very strong earthquake. 7.3 on the Richter Scale, 189 KM WSW of Islamabad, Pakistan as per National Center for Seismology."  Also Read | DD Sports will not air Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremony
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