Watch: Strong earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
Delhi and the NCR region were jolted by powerful earthquake tremors on January 24 afternoon.
According to people working in high-rise buildings, they felt strong movement for a few seconds.
Ceiling fans and other hanging items were also moved due to the strong tremors.
According to National Center for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 hit Nepal today afternoon sending tremors across New Delhi and Rajasthan. The earthquake that struck around 2.28 pm was recorded at a depth of 10 km and about 63 km to the Jumla district of Nepal. There were no immediate reports of any casualties.
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.8, Occurred on 24-01-2023, 14:28:31 IST, Lat: 29.41 & Long: 81.68, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/gSZOFnURgY@ndmaindia @Indiametdept @Dr_Mishra1966 @Ravi_MoES @OfficeOfDrJS @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/y1Ak7VbvFB
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) January 24, 2023
Residents of Delhi took to twitter and shared video clips of the hanging items moving due to the powerful tremors.
Delhi NCR #earthquake : दिल्ली-NCR में महसूस किए गए भूकंप के तेज झटके pic.twitter.com/WmAtwqPT94
— Neeraj Chauhan (@chauhanrneeraj) January 24, 2023
Felt the tremors of the #earthquake in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/xTIBi3oiqW
— roobina mongia (@roobinam) January 24, 2023
Earthquake in delhi NCR pic.twitter.com/g8Cfzc8fZz
— Ankur Harit (@HaritAnkur) January 24, 2023
The magnitude of the earthquake is not yet known.
Further details are awaited.
First published: 24 January 2023, 14:53 IST
