Earthquake tremors were felt in many parts of Delhi-NCR on Sunday evening for several seconds, prompting panic-stricken people to rush out of their residences. However, there was no loss of life or any kind of damage of property reported so far.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), an earthquake of magnitude 3.5 on the Richter scale with epicentre in Delhi shook the region.The epicentre was located in east Delhi.
The National Centre for Seismology said that the earthquake occured at 5.45 pm and the epicentre in NCT Delhi at the depth of 8 km.
“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
Following the reports, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Tremors felt in Delhi. Hope everyone is safe. I pray for the safety of each one of you..”
