According to the National Centre for seismology, mild earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR region on April 12 evening at 5:45 PM.
Delhi and the neighbouring cities of Noida and Ghaziabad felt the tremors of this mild earthquake.
The IMD officials said, the epicentre of the earthquake was in East Delhi and recorded a 3.5 on the Richter scale with a depth of 8 km.
Earthquake of Magnitude:3.5 just happened in Delhi NCR
DETAILS OF EARTHQUAKE 👇
Occurred on:12-04-2020, 17:45:03 IST, Lat:28.7 N & Long: 77.2 E, Depth: 8 Km, Region: NCT Delhi.@NDRFHQ @ndmaindia— ѕαtчα prαdhαnसत्य नारायण प्रधान ସତ୍ଯପ୍ରଧାନ-DG NDRF (@satyaprad1) April 12, 2020
The Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted after the earthquake wishing for the safety of all the residents.
Tremors felt in Delhi. Hope everyone is safe. I pray for the safety of each one of you.
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 12, 2020
Many people also took to twitter to share their experience and the videos of the earthquake.
First time ever i feel the #earthquake in my life.
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
— Saurabh Singh (@100rabhsingh781) April 12, 2020
कोरोना कम था जो भूकम्प भी मचा दिया…. क्या मन में है देवा?
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) April 12, 2020
Earthquake hits Delhi NCR.
What's happening in this world ?
#earthquake pic.twitter.com/zobUb474Fx
— Dope (@dope_jatt) April 12, 2020
There has been no report of damage yet.
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