Tremors rattle north India, Gujarat, Assam, Arunachal, Odisha

Multiple tremors on Tuesday shook north India, Gujarat, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha. A child died in an ensuing mudslide in Assam. A quake, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale at 4:14 pm, was epicentred on the Pakistan-Iran border, the India Meterological Department said. The epicentre was 33 km below the surface. The tremors were felt in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana and people were seen rushing out of high-rises in the national capital. Earlier in the day, a moderate quake shook Arunachal Pradesh. The tremors, measuring five on the Richter scale, were recorded at 2:04 pm with epicentre on the India (Arunachal Pradesh)-China border. There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualty.