Earthquake tremors felt across Delhi and adjoining cities

New Delhi, Nov 12: Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and adjoining cities around 8 pm on Saturday. This prompted many people to rush out of their houses and offices, according to reports. However, it lasted for about five seconds.

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) said an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in Nepal, at around 7:57 pm on Saturday. "The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground," it said.

This is the third earthquake to hit seismically-active Nepal in a week. Tremors were also felt in parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and some western Uttar Pradesh districts like Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli.

Kamal Tewari, a resident of Noida, told PTO that he experienced the tremors for at least 10 seconds, adding "it was not as strong as the one on Wednesday night but still left us in fear".

Ravi Chopra just reached home when he felt the jolts. "I was sitting in the living room when I saw the fan and the chandelier swaying," the Ghaziabad resident said. Many people also shared their experiences on Twitter, posting videos of people rushing out of their houses and some gathering in groups. Earlier, a 3.4 magnitude earthquake with epicentre in the Pauri Garhwal region in Uttarakhand had struck at 4:25 p.m. on Saturday.

The Himalayan region along the Uttarakhand-Nepal border has experienced at least eight earthquakes of varying magnitudes between November 8 and 12, the data from the National Centre of Seismology showed.

Saturday's quake originated in Nepal at a depth of 10 km with Latitude 29.28 N and Longitude 81.20 E. In Uttarakhand, the tremors were felt in places including Pithoragarh, Munsiyari and Gangolihat. "The origin of the earthquake was 10 km deep and 3 km from Silanga town of Nepal. The affected countries are India, China and Nepal," Pithoragarh Disaster Management Officer BS Mahar told PTI.

With inputs from PTI