Lucknow. Strong earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Uttar Pradesh late Friday night. Due to fear of earthquake, people woke up from their sleep in the middle of the night and came out of their homes. This intensity has been estimated at 5.9 on the Richter scale.
Earthquake tremors have been felt in many districts of Uttar Pradesh including Gautam Buddha Nagar, Meerut, Shahjahanpur, Agra, Bareilly Moradabad, Rampur, Sambhal. At the same time, earthquake was felt in other districts of Purvanchal also. Earthquake was felt late night in many areas including Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Azamgarh, Farrukhabad. Out of fear, people immediately came out of their homes.
The earth was seen trembling in many areas of Uttar Pradesh including Unnao, Auraiya, Jalaun. Strong earthquake tremors were felt late night in many states of the country including UP.
People came out of their homes due to earthquake in Deoria
Deoria. Earthquake tremors were also felt in Deoria district on Friday night at around 10.32 pm, after which people hurriedly came out of their homes. Along with the patients of Maharishi Devraha Baba Medical College, the professors and medical and trainee students living in the colony also came out. Along with this, earthquake tremors were also felt in Rudrapur, Salempur, Barhaj, Bhatparrani Gauri Bazar area of UP.
Earthquake shock in Maharajganj, people came out of their homes
Maharajganj. The earthquake was felt in Maharajganj district around 11:33 pm on Wednesday night. The shock continued for about 40 seconds. Due to which there was chaos. People came out of their homes. Since it was night, most of the people were asleep. People woke up as soon as the bed shook. There was an atmosphere of chaos all around. There was chaos in District Hospital Maharajganj also. The relatives of those who were undergoing treatment in the hospital came out with them.
Along with Maharajganj, earthquake tremors were also felt in areas like Farenda, Sonauli, Nautanwa, Nichlaul, Partawal, Ghugli Paniyara, etc. People remained scared due to earthquake in Rupandehi and Nawal Parasi districts bordering neighboring country Nepal. People did not go inside the house till late night due to fear of earthquake.