A minor earthquake hit Delhi and adjoining areas on Saturday midnight with no damage reported. Tremors were felt for a few seconds around 1:40 a.m.. Media reports suggest the magnitude to be 3.0 on the Richter Scale.
The epicenter was Delhi-NCR region and the impact was slight, mentions Indian Meteorological Department website.
Mistress of Vices @cyclopsee from Delhi tweeted: “And as is wont, I again slept through the #earthquake in #Delhi.”
And as is wont, I again slept through the #earthquake in #Delhi. 😱
— Mistress of Vices (@cyclopsee) October 10, 2015
Nitin Yadav @_nitinyadav_ from Noida in Uttar Pradesh said on Twitter: “Even an earthquake could not wake me.”
Even an earthquake could not wake me.
😂😂😂😂
#tremor #earthquake
— Nitin Yadav (@_nitinyadav_) October 10, 2015
DM East Delhi @dmeastdelhi tweeted: “In night at 1:43am a minor earthquake hit Delhi. No loss reported anywhere according to EOC & #CivilDefence Corps.”
In night at 1:43am a minor earthquake hit Delhi. No loss reported anywhere according to EOC & #CivilDefence Corps.
#SafeDelhi
— DM East Delhi (@dmeastdelhi) October 10, 2015
A Delhi Police snior official says no reports of damage have been reported till Saturday morning.
“Just checked from Emergency operation centre of Delhi as well as Police control room. No damage has been reported so far #Earthquake,” tweeted DCP North Delhi Madhur Verma.
Just checked from Emergency operation centre of Delhi as well as Police control room.. No damage has been reported so far.
#Earthquake
— Madhur Verma (@DCP_North_Delhi) October 9, 2015
