Tremors felt in Delhi, north India as 2 earthquakes hit Nepal

India’s National Centre for Seismology said the quakes measured 4.6 and 6.2 on the Richter scale.

People gathered outside the Express Building in ITO after earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR region, on 3 October 2023 | ThePrint Photo by Suraj Singh Bisht

New Delhi: Strong tremors were felt in North India, including in the capital Delhi, after two earthquakes hit Nepal on Tuesday afternoon.

According to India’s National Centre for Seismology, the first quake was of 4.6 magnitude on the Richter scale which took place around 2.25 pm at latitude 29.37 and longitude 81.22. It was at a depth of 10 kilometres.

The second one hit at 2.51 pm at latitude 29.29 and longitude 81.33 at a depth of five kilometres.

People were seen rushing out of their buildings on a working Tuesday in the national capital, and so did Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who came out of headquarters Nirman Bhawan.

#WATCH | Delhi | Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stepped out of Nirman Bhawan, along with others, as strong tremors hit different parts of north India. pic.twitter.com/8EbNFX4b46

— ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2023