A strong earthquake of 4.0 magnitude struck New Delhi and nearby areas on Monday, causing panic among people. No damage or injury has been reported so far.
Tremors were felt around 5:30 am on Monday with people reporting a loud sound from underground. The National Center for Seismology said the earthquake struck at a focal depth of five kilometres at 5:36 am and the epicentre was in the Jheel Park area of Dhaula Kuan.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people in the region to stay calm and follow safety precautions while keeping alert for possible aftershocks. Modi said in a post on X, "Tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby areas. Urging everyone to stay calm and follow safety precautions, staying alert for possible aftershocks. Authorities are keeping a close watch on the situation."
The Delhi Police also issued a statement urging citizens to call helpline number 112 helpline for emergencies.
#WATCH | An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 jolts the national capital and surrounding areas | At New Delhi railway station, a vendor Anish says, "Everything was shaking...customers started screaming..." pic.twitter.com/cSgt2BZaS5
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Seismologists say the quake was of only moderate intensity but was felt across Delhi and NCR regions. Shallow earthquakes, originating five or 10 kilometres below the surface, are more dangerous than those from deep below the surface.
Delhi-NCR region falls under seismic zone IV, which means it is highly sensitive. The Jheel Park region has been experiencing smaller, low-magnitude quakes once every two to three years, with it recording 3.3 magnitude in 2015, PTI quoted an official.
'Feared that a bridge had collapsed'
Many residents in the high-rises in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad rushed out of their homes."The tremors were so strong. I have never felt like this ever before. The entire building was shaking," a resident of Ghaziabad told ANI.
Hundreds in the New Delhi Railway Station said they felt tremors. "I was in the waiting lounge. All rushed out from there. It felt as if some bridge had collapsed," a passenger who was in the railway station told reporters.
A vendor at the Railway Station said they felt like a bridge had collapsed. "Everything was shaking for 10 seconds. It seemed as if a fast train was passing," the vendor, identified as Aneesh, told reporters. Another passenger said the tremor was such that he felt as if "a train was passing underground".
A resident shared the CCTV footage from his home, which showed the intensity of the quake.
