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A mild
earthquake struck the union territory of
Chandigarh and the adjoining parts of Haryana & Punjab
on 27 November 2004
at 05:23 AM local time. It was
felt by many in the region and had a magnitude of
ML=3.9.
Although
according to the IMD's epicentral co-ordinates, this tremor was
reportedly centred in Haryana's Ambala district and closer to
Ambala & Yamunanagar than Chandigarh, no
reports of the quake being felt in these areas were received or
reported by the media.
The earthquake
was centred 7.5 kilometres E of Badhauli (Haryana), India,
25.6 kilometres E of Ambala (Haryana), India,
28.6 kilometres NW of Yamunanagar (Haryana), India,
53 kilometres SE of Chandigarh (UT), India,
83.3 kilometres S of Shimla (Himachal Pradesh),
88 kilometres W of Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India,
138 kilometres ESE of Ludhiana (Punjab), India,
192 kilometres N of Connaught Place, Delhi (NCR), India.
The
tremor was strongly felt at Derrabassi, Punjab. Many people
were woken up and rushed outdoors in
panic. A milder shock was also reportedly felt by the
residents of Derrabassi, Punjab at 2 AM before the tremor
at 05:24 AM IST. Many people were woken
up in Chandigarh by the tremor. Roof sheets were heard
rattling and at some locations utensils reportedly fell in
kitchens. A felt report for this event
from Sector 14, Chandigarh described the quake as "a
single hard push" and although "a chime moved" nothing was
much disturbed. Both occupants of the
house were awoken up by the jolt. The tremor
was also felt by people in Mohali, Punjab and at Morni and
Panchkula in Haryana. Although this tremor was
reportedly centred in Haryana's Ambala district and closer to
Ambala & Yamunanagar than Chandigarh, no
reports of the quake being felt in these areas were received or
reported by the media. |
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References
01)
India Meteorological Department (IMD),
Delhi.
02)
Macroseismic information has been compiled by
the ASC from reports by local media and local NGO personnel.
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