Earthquake hits Delhi, epicentre near Islamabad

Tremors felt in Delhi NCR, Epicentre near Lahore and Islamabad | NewsShot | DKODING

As per early reports, the epicenter of the earthquake is 173 km from Lahore. No casualties reported as of now.

Tremors were felt in Delhi NCR regions at around 4:33 PM IST. Many people took to Twitter to talk about the tremors they felt as they went about their day. Ministry of Foreign affairs (Pakistan) took to Twitter too, once the evacuation process was complete. Various other offices were evacuated as well.

The Earthquake lasted for about 1 minute.

Tremors were felt in both India and Pakistan: Earthquake has no borders.

People living far away from their relatives in Kashmir requested PM Narendra Modi to restore cell services. No casualties have been reported yet. The epicenter of the Earthquake felt in Delhi NCR is 173 KM from Lahore.

Got to know from the valley that there was a strong earthquake that lasted a minute. In Srinagar, things are okay. But don't know about other districts. Requesting Prime Minister @narendramodi to restore mobile services, so we can check on our loved ones in Kashmir. Unbearable 🙁
— Shehla Rashid (@Shehla_Rashid) September 24, 2019

The magnitude is being reported to have been between 5.7 to 6.1 as of now.

Over 20 buildings took the toll in Mirpur, Pakistan. Roads too were hampered in various parts.

Powerful earthquake jolted several parts of Punjab, KP and Kashmir.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers with its epicenter lying 1km southeast of Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir pic.twitter.com/8f3IfX4Q7t
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) September 24, 2019

Absolutely terrifying visuals from road b/w Dina Jhelum and Mirpur after Earthquake
Epicenter was 5 km North to Jhelum #Pakistan #Earthquake pic.twitter.com/TpdVzjup18
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) September 24, 2019

Tweets about Earthquake in Delhi NCR and from across the world:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs evacuated after strong tremors. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/vpBLK6TU4u
— Husham Ahmed (@hushamahmed) September 24, 2019

In case of earthquake, run to safe place, then tweet. #staysafeeveryone
— Faiz Baluch (@Faiz_Baluch) September 24, 2019

Earthquake in Isb … pic.twitter.com/a7zw7Cw2eb
— Hasan Saeed (@HasanSaeed688) September 24, 2019

Earthquake in Gurgaon & Delhi India…
— Upasana Taku (@UpasanaTaku) September 24, 2019

People are skeptical about the initiation point of the earthquake. Was it a natural occurrence or a nuclear experiment that went wrong? What do you think? Share your views with us in the comments section.