Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and the National Capital Region late this evening. The 7.2 magnitude quake has hit the southern part of China’s Xinjiang. There are no reports of any injury or destruction.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the National Center of Seismology said the quake occurred at a depth of 80 kilometres.
Earthquake of Magnitude:7.2, Occurred on 22-01-2024, 23:39:11 IST, Lat: 40.96 & Long: 78.30, Depth: 80 Km ,Location: Southern Xinjiang, China for more information Download the BhooKamp App
Mild tremors were last felt in Delhi and NCR on January 11 after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan. The epicentre of the quake was 241 kilometres northeast of Kabul. The tremors were felt even in Pakistan.
Earlier today, a massive quake struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China, in which 47 people got buried. More than 200 people were “urgently evacuated” from the area, reported State broadcaster CCTV.
The landslide took place at 5:51 am (2151 GMT Sunday) in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province, state news agency Xinhua reported, citing local authorities.
But this is not the only strong quakes that hit the globe over the last few days:
- January 22, 2024: M 7.0 – 129 km WNW of Aykol, China
- January 20, 2024: M 6.6 – 124 km NW of Tarauacá, Brazil
- January 20, 2024: M 6.1 – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands
- January 20, 2024: M 6.2 – Southwest Indian Ridge
- January 18, 2024: M 6.4 – 146 km NW of Fangale’ounga, Tonga…
Could this enhanced seismic activity be linked to the very active sun? At least two big magnetic filaments have snapped over the last 3 days and the resulting CMEs are heading for Earth. Their consecutive arrivals on Jan. 23rd and Jan. 25th are expected to cause G2-class and G1-class geomagnetic storms.
A link may indeed exist between the solar activity and the occurence of large quakes…
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