An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude was recorded in Haryana’s Jhajjar with tremors in Delhi and surrounding areas on Sunday.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 1, 2023 02:24 IST
Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas on New Years Day (Photo: Representational)
By India Today Web Desk: Earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi and surrounding areas on Sunday morning, the first day of the new year. There were no reports of any injuries or damage.
An earthquake of 3.8 magnitude was recorded in Haryana’s Jhajjar with tremors in Delhi and surrounding areas on Sunday morning, National Center for Seismology said.
“An earthquake of Magnitude 3.8 jolted the national capital and surrounding areas at around 1.19 am. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Haryana’s Jhajjar and its depth was 5 km below the ground, “National Center for Seismology said in a statement. The National Center for Seismology (NCS) is the nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring of earthquake activity in the country.
Twitter was abuzz with Delhiites tweeting about the earthquake as they welcomed 2023. A Twitter user wrote, “Did I just feel the tremors of an earthquake in Delhi? #earthquake” (sic)
“Is it just me or anyone else also felt tremors in Delhi NCR?,” another user wrote.
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Earthquake memes jolted Twitter as tremors were felt in the national capital and its surrounding areas and it soon became fodder for memes. The internet is replete with some pure gold memes and you cannot afford to miss them. Check out a few hilarious memes here:
Earlier on November 12, earthquake tremors were felt across the Delhi NCR. According to National Center for Seismology (NCS), the magnitude of the November 12 earthquake was 5.4 on the Richter scale that occurred in Nepal, at around 7:57 pm. “The depth of the earthquake was 10 km below the ground,” NCS said.
(With agency inputs)
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