Earthquake Of 3.0 Magnitude Hit Haryana’s Sonipat Region:
An Earthquake of 3.0 magnitude hit Haryana’s Sonipat region.
- The epicentre of the earthquake was in Sonipat and occurred at latitude 29.15 degrees north and longitude 76.97 degrees east, at a depth of 5 km.
- An earthquake is the shaking or trembling of the earth’s surface.
- It is caused by the seismic waves or earthquake waves that are generated due to a sudden movement.
- A seismograph, or seismometer, is an instrument used to detect and record earthquakes.
- Hypocentre/Focus: The point where the energy is released.
- Epicentre: The point on the surface directly above the focus.
- Isoseismic line: A line connecting all points on the surface where the intensity is the same.