Residents in the national capital experienced strong earthquake tremors around 9am on Thursday. Delhites experienced the tremors for about a minute, reports said.
According to the National Center for Seismology, a strong earthquake of 4.4 magnitude jolted Haryana's Jhajjar at 9.04am, and its tremors were felt in the national capital. The seismology centre tweeted, "EQ of M: 4.4, On: 10/07/2025 09:04:50 IST, Lat: 28.63 N, Long: 76.68 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Jhajjar, Haryana."
According to reports, residents of Delhi, Noida and Gurgaon experienced the tremors and they were seen rushing out of their buildings. However, no loss to any life or damage to any property has been reported. A resident of Haryana's Jhajjar told ANI, "I was working in my office when suddenly the computer systems and fans started shaking. So, it was quite scary. We rushed out...We are anticipating an aftershock. I had never felt such an earthquake before." Another resident said she has never experienced such tremors before.
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Another resident in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, said, "I had woken up just at the time when there was a jolt. I was scared. There was another earthquake just a few days ago. Delhi-NCR experiences earthquakes quite often. So, we should be mindful of safety and precautions," the publication reported.
The Delhi Metro was stopped for a couple of minutes as a precautionary measure following the earthquake. However, a few passengers said they did not feel any tremors while they were in the metro.
