Delhi Earthquake: High-rise buildings, old houses… all shook at an intensity of 4, what will happen if an earthquake of 8 occurs?Earthquake in Delhi NCR Today: The earthquake of 4 magnitude in Delhi has filled people with fear. It has already been said that a large part of Delhi-NCR is sensitive to earthquakes. In such a situation, the question is what will happen if an earthquake of 7-8 magnitude occurs?

Earthquake in Delhi NCR Today: The earthquake of 4 magnitude in Delhi has filled people with fear. It has already been said that a large part of Delhi-NCR is sensitive to earthquakes. In such a situation, the question is what will happen if an earthquake of 7-8 magnitude occurs?

Earthquake News Delhi: At 5.36 am, Delhiites were in deep sleep and suddenly got shaken by the jolt. They sat on their beds. Even the children who got up early for their exams got scared. The glass doors started shaking. Hadn’t the people of Delhi-NCR felt such an earthquake in recent years? People living in high-rise buildings started praying. There was no option left for them to run to a safe place. The epicentre of the earthquake that occurred on the morning of 17 February was in the Lake Park area of ​​Dhaula Kuan at a depth of 5 km. Some people there also heard a loud sound after the earthquake. If you must have felt it, then the noise of birds and dogs had increased around. Anyway, it is said that animals feel the earthquake a little earlier. The intensity of the earthquake on the Richter scale was 4. Since morning, the question in people’s mind is that everyone got scared at an intensity of 4, what would have happened if the intensity had been more?

How big an earthquake will we be able to withstand?

First know that due to the depth being less and the epicentre being in the capital Delhi, it was felt more in NCR. However, people in Haryana, UP and Bihar have also felt it. Now the biggest question and concern is how much intensity of earthquake can we bear. The US agency (USGS) clearly says that no such limit can be set. It depends on factors like distance from the epicentre, the soil where you are, quality of building construction. However, it has become a common belief that if an earthquake of intensity above 4 or 5 occurs, then damage starts occurring.

What will happen if an earthquake of more than 6 magnitude occurs?

If the magnitude is high, the damage from the earthquake will be more. In 1985, an earthquake of magnitude 8 occurred in Mexico City and the entire city was destroyed. In 2017, an earthquake of magnitude 7.1 occurred there. The next question that comes to your mind is what does the magnitude number indicate? Actually, the magnitude number shows the total energy released in an earthquake. This released energy is determined by how much the underground rock or plate has shifted and how far it has gone. In such a situation, an intensity of 6 means that there has been a lot of movement under the ground.

What if an earthquake of magnitude 8 occurs?

Actually, an increase of 1 in magnitude means that the seismic energy released has increased by about 32 times. This means that an earthquake of magnitude 7 releases 32 times more energy than an earthquake of magnitude 6. Similarly, an earthquake of magnitude 8 releases 1000 times more energy than an earthquake of magnitude 6. According to expert Luce Jones, however, this energy is released over a larger area and for a longer period of time. An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 once occurred in South Carolina, USA.

Is there a need to be afraid of earthquakes?

Earthquakes cannot be stopped, so prevention is the only solution. Usually earthquakes of magnitude above 6 bring devastation. Due to this, kutcha and very old houses and high-rise buildings of weak quality can be destroyed in earthquakes of 6 to 8 magnitude. More damage is seen in dense settlements because there is more population there. If you are in a building that is not too old and earthquake-resistant measures have been used in its construction, then there is no need to worry too much.

Meaning of 9 or 10 magnitude

Pray to God that that day does not come because experts put 9 in the category of Violent and 10 in the category of Extreme earthquake. In this, most of the houses made of wood and frame will be razed to the ground. The foundation of other buildings can also crack. If seen on this scale, earthquakes of 1 and 2 magnitude are not felt by many people.