Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes Uttarakhand’s Chamoli

A magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Tuesday night, with tremors reported across Delhi-NCR and several other northern Indian states, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The agency’s reported magnitude and location were carried in accounts of the event, but its final parameters and the fault responsible had not been established in the available information. The earthquake occurred at about 10:15 to 10:23 p.m. on October 6, reports said. One account gave a depth of 13 kilometers, while another placed the estimated epicentre about 13 kilometers from Khadun Laga Gawali in Chamoli district. The reports did not reconcile the different times or establish whether the location and depth were final measurements. Tremors were reported in Delhi-NCR, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana. Residents also described feeling shaking, including in posts on social media. The reports did not provide a confirmed, comprehensive assessment of damage or casualties: one said none had been reported, while another said details were still awaited. The NCS’s initial magnitude was reported as 4.4 before later information put it at 4.