5.4 Magnitude Earthquake in Delhi-NCR Live Updates: Mild earthquake tremors were in Delhi-NCR today. People in the Delhi's adjoining cities - Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon - felt tremors. The tremors were mostly felt in the high-rise cities. Many people in the high-rise societies came out of their homes as a precautionary measure. The earthquake measuring 5.4 was epicentred in Nepal 212 km southeast of Joshimath in Uttarakhand. The region shook again at 7.57 pm, three days after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake epicentred in Nepal left six people dead in the neighbouring country. This is the third earthquake to hit Nepal in a week. There was no immediate report of any damage. Further details are awaited.
Netizens soon took to Twitter to report the quake.
"Earthquake in New Delhi at 7.59 p.m. for about a minute. Thus is second time within this week," a tweet read.
Earthquake of Magnitude:5.4, Occurred on 12-11-2022, 19:57:06 IST, Lat: 29.28 & Long: 81.20, Depth: 10 Km ,Location: Nepal, for more information Download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/4wntmaWERI @ndmaindia @Indiametdept @Ravi_MoES @OfficeOfDrJS @Dr_Mishra1966 @PMOIndia pic.twitter.com/eyQE1HMb5Z
— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) November 12, 2022
"Strong tremors being felt in Delhi right now," another user posted.
"Earthquake in Delhi, Hope everyone safe!" read another tweet on the micro-blogging site.
Earlier, an earthquake of 6.3 magnitude hit Nepal in the wee hours of Wednesday. The tremors of that earthquake were also felt in parts of the Delhi-NCR region.