Mild Earthquake Tremors Felt In Delhi-NCR
NEW DELHI: The Delhi-NCR region witnessed mild earthquake on Sunday evening at 5.45 pm, the National Centre for Seismology said.
IMD officials said that the epicentre was East Delhi and the earthquake recorded 3.5 on the richter scale. There was no immediate report of any injury or damage.
"Earthquake of Magnitude: 3.5 just happened in Delhi NCR. Occurred on:12-04-2020, 17:45:03 IST, Latitude: 28.7 N and Longitude: 77.2 E, Depth: 8 Km, Region: NCT Delhi," wrote Satyanarayan Pradhan, the DG of National Disaster Response Force.
Tremors were felt in the national capital as well as Noida and Ghaziabad. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a tweet prayed for everyone's safety. "Tremors felt in Delhi. Hope everyone is safe. I pray for the safety of each one of you," he tweeted.
First time ever i feel the #earthquake in my life. — Saurabh Singh (@100rabhsingh781) April 12, 2020
I was on bed & it was just like someone move my bed.
How many of you feel this Earthquake in Delhi And NCR.
Please mind the social distance for better tomorrow
Look at the fan of my room in New Delhi pic.twitter.com/kjmKbRjO5k
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