Today’s earthquake struck Delhi-NCR at 7.01 p.m. The magnitude of the earthquake was measured to be 4.5 on the Richter scale. The epicenter of the earthquake was 63 kilometers southwest of Haryana’s Gurugram. No immediate damage or injuries have been reported. Tremors have also been felt in areas of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Several earthquakes have hit the Delhi-NCR area in the last two months. Fortunately, all recent quakes in the Delhi-NCR region have been of low to medium magnitude.
Since April 12, there have been 18 earthquakes in the Delhi-NCR. Since then, Rohtak has experienced eight quakes.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “Mild earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi some time ago. Hope you are all safe, take care of yourself.”
कुछ देर पहले दिल्ली में भूकंप के हल्के झटके महसूस किए गए। उम्मीद है आप सभी सुरक्षित है, अपना ख़्याल रखें।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) July 3, 2020
Social media was abuzz with people reporting the earthquake, immediately bringing # Earthquake to the top of the trend.
Isn’t there an increase in frequency of earthquakes in & around Delhi ??
— Jaiveer Shergill (@JaiveerShergill) July 3, 2020
Felt earthquake tremors in Delhi. Hope everyone is safe! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) July 3, 2020
Delhi people after frequent earthquakes amid Covid crisis:#earthquake pic.twitter.com/8rQoh4SejC
— Sourav Jasrotia (@iamsjasrotia) July 3, 2020
Daily Corona cases rising in Delhi*
— Pihu (@PritiMhatre6) July 3, 2020
Meanwhile #earthquake – pic.twitter.com/bcpkMLWGgu
#earthquake in DelhiNCR
— lost_boy_kmwt🎭 (@Kmwt28626814) July 3, 2020
Delhi people :- pic.twitter.com/m7PQj4SJrj
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