New Delhi: At the global level, the last 24 hours were a day of internal turmoil on the Earth. On Thursday, the strong earthquakes that occurred one after the other in many parts of the world left people in panic. The most severe form of this turmoil was seen in the South American country Venezuela. Where two devastating earthquakes that occurred back-to-back have caused huge devastation. There have been reports of earth tremors in India’s Jammu and Kashmir and neighboring country Nepal along with Japan. These continuous tremors occurring globally are an indication that a major change is taking place within the tectonic plates.
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Two very powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 occurred in Venezuela on Wednesday evening local time, at an interval of about one minute. The epicenter of these twin tremors was the same area. Which completely shook the capital Caracas. The magnitude of this disaster can be gauged from the fact that a 22-storey skyscraper located in the Altamira area of Caracas collapsed like a house of cards. A cloud of dust spread everywhere and people ran towards the streets in disarray. It is considered to be the worst earthquake in the history of Venezuela in the last 100 years. The government has closed the gas lines as a precautionary measure so that the debris does not catch fire.
Strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude
Talking about the Asian continent, a strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude was felt on the northern coast of Japan on Thursday morning. According to the weather agency, its center was at a depth of 50 kilometers from the ground near Iwate Prefecture. However, the fortunate thing is that this time no tsunami warning has been issued. But the tremors were so strong that it became difficult for people to stand.
Strong earthquake shocks in India also
In the same sequence, earthquake tremors were also recorded around Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. According to data from the National Center for Seismology (NCS), its intensity was measured at 3.5 on the Richter scale. Due to low intensity, there is no report of any loss of life or property in Jammu and Kashmir. On the other hand, India’s neighboring country Nepal also experienced an earthquake of 3.8 magnitude at 05:21 am Indian time early on Thursday, whose epicenter was in the remote mountainous area of Humla district. Just before this, on Sunday too, an earthquake of 4.1 magnitude had occurred in Srinagar area of Humla. People in the hilly areas are scared due to these continuous tremors. But the administration has heaved a sigh of relief because at present no major damage has been confirmed in both India and Nepal. Officials are constantly monitoring the situation.
