Earthquake tremors in 4 divisions of Madhya Pradesh: Jabalpur had 3.9 intensity, people came out of their homes in Gwalior.
An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude occurred in Nepal at 11.32 pm on Friday night. Its impact was also felt in Chambal, Bhopal, Sagar and Rewa divisions of Madhya Pradesh. Light tremors were felt here. This movement was only for a few seconds.
Weather Center Bhopal’s Forecast Incharge Ved Prakash Singh said that people in many major areas of Bhopal including New City, Old City, Kolar, BHEL Township felt the tremors of the earthquake after 11:30 pm. People came out on the streets from many buildings in Gwalior. The intensity of the earthquake in Jabalpur was measured at 3.6. Tremors were also felt in Rewa, Agar-Malwa and Morena.
Ambuj Dwivedi, living in Virat Nagar Colony of Satna, said that he was in the room on the upper floor of his house when he felt the vibration. When I looked through the glass windows I couldn’t understand what was happening. Aditya, a resident of Bamhangwan in the district, told that he was studying when he felt as if someone was shaking his chair, but after a few seconds the movement stopped.
Our earth’s surface is mainly made up of 7 big and many small tectonic plates. These plates keep floating continuously and sometimes collide with each other. Many times, due to collision, the corners of the plates bend and when there is too much pressure, these plates start breaking. In such a situation, the energy released from below finds a way out and after this disturbance an earthquake occurs.
