Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR as 5.4 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal

Earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR on Saturday evening. The tremours were felt at around 8 pm.

The tremors lasted for almost 60 seconds, propelling many people to rush out of their homes in panic.

"An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred in Nepal, at around 7:57 pm, today. The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground," National Center for Seismology said.



Earlier this week on late Tuesday night, strong tremors were felt across Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, and across north India after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake jolted the Himalayan region near Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand along the Nepal border, killing at least 6 people.

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the epicenter of the earthquake was in Nepal, about 90 km east-southeast of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, and it struck at 1.57 am Wednesday. Strong tremors were felt in Delhi and nearby cities including Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram and even in Lucknow.

On July 31, an earthquake of magnitude 6 occurred 147 km ESE of Kathmandu at 8.13 am IST around Martim Birta of Khotang district, according to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre (NEMRC).

In 2015, a high-intensity earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale struck central Nepal between Kathmandu and Pokhara.

It is estimated to have killed 8,964 people and injured close to 22,000 people.