Alert! Earthquake hit Haryana's Sonipat; Tremors felt in Delhi and adjoining areas like Noida
Tremors felt in Delhi and adjoining areas like Noida. According to news agency ANI, earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Richter scale hit Sonipat in Haryana at 3.37 pm.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit Sonipat in Haryana at 3:37 pm pic.twitter.com/A80tvDHlza
— ANI (@ANI) July 1, 2018
"Felt the earthquake in Delhi for full 5 seconds 2 minutes back," a Twitter user, Gargi, posted.
The earthquake struck Sonipat, around 45 kilometers from the national capital, at 3:37 pm. There have been no reports of any damage or casualties.
Many people from Delhi, Gurgaon and Ghaziabad took to Twitter just after they felt the earthquake tremors.
That was surely an #earthquake , no? My bed was shaking. Anybody else felt it? #Delhi #India
— Jagrati Shukla (@JagratiShukla29) July 1, 2018
7 mins back now.
— Gargi (@Gargi1329) July 1, 2018
My bed was shaking while I was studying in my room(1st floor)
Due to #earthquake
Heard the epicentre was uttrakhand and magnitude 6.
EMSC, an independent scientific organisation, said the tremors were also felt in other parts of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
More details are awaited.
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First published: 1 July 2018, 16:05 IST