Mild tremors were felt in Delhi and its neighbouring areas after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck north-west of Lahore this afternoon. The tremors, which lasted a few seconds, were felt at around 4:35 pm, many in Delhi reported.
The tremors were also felt in parts of north India, including Kashmir, Punjab's Chandigarh and Uttarakhand's Dehradun.
Earthquake of Magnitude:6.3, Occurred on:24-09-2019, 16:31:58 IST, Lat:32.9 N & Long: 73.7 E, Depth: 40 Km, Region: Pakistan - India (J & K ) Border region pic.twitter.com/tH6RDjGuxD
- India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) September 24, 2019
There are also reports of tremors in some cities in Pakistan including Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore.
Press Trust of India, quoting local Pakistan media, reported that 50 people, including women and children, were shifted to a hospital in Mirpur in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir after a building collapsed following the earthquake.
Many, on feeling the tremors, took to Twitter to warn others.
#earthquake felt in Delhi-NCR. Scary! #delhi pic.twitter.com/fVNpcwkgTM
- Rahul Awesome Abhishek (@rahul2996) September 24, 2019
Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi NCR 10 min before
- Anshu Pal (@authoranshupal) September 24, 2019
I hope and pray that everyone is fine.#earthquake #tremor #Delhi #ncr #hope #Prayer #love
Delhi shakes with an earthquake. Hope you all are safe. Be vigilant about post tremors. #earthquake #Delhi #India
- Abhijeet Kadian (@abkadian) September 24, 2019
With inputs from PTI
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