Earthquake Hits Bihar's Siwan Hours After Strong Tremors in Delhi

Hours after Delhi woke up to strong tremors, an earthquake hit Bihar.

An earthquake of 4.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Bihar on Monday February 17th 2024 morning at 8:02am . The tremors were felt across the western region of Bihar. According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the epicentre of the earthquake was Siwan under a depth of 10 KM.

This comes hours after a quake of similar magnitude hit Delhi-NCR at around 5:36 am today. The epicentre was near Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in Dhaula Kuan, an official said.

That region, which has a lake nearby, has been experiencing smaller, low-magnitude quakes once every two to three years. It recorded an earthquake of 3.3 magnitude in 2015.