New Delhi: Mild tremors were felt in parts of Delhi-NCR as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan on Wednesday afternoon.
The earthquake struck at around 12.58 pm at a depth of 33 km, according to National Center of Seismology. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said that the earthquake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles).
Netizens claimed that they felt tremors in Peshawar, Islamabad and Lahore in Pakistan, and New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir in India. Many took to X to share their experiences, while hoping for the safety of others.
#earthquake Who all felt the earthquake in Islamabad? 🥲
I was driving, so I didn’t feel it. 🥺
The heat has returned to Islamabad.
Hope everyone is safe 🙏🏻#earthquake #IslamabadPolice pic.twitter.com/aEADinWfit— TANvI_Ba§hel (@tanvi_baghel8) September 11, 2024
#earthquake
भूकंप से हिला पाकिस्तान ,दिल्ली एनसीआर मे भी भूकंप के झटके महसूस किए गए।भूकंप का केंद्र काइस्लामाबाद बताया जा रहा है। pic.twitter.com/TPQwf5Jx9S
— Monu kumar (@ganga_wasi) September 11, 2024
Who all felt the earthquake in Islamabad? 🥲
I was driving, so I didn’t feel it. 🥺
The heat has returned to Islamabad.
Hope everyone is safe 🙏🏻#earthquake #Islamabad pic.twitter.com/RIf9sU2CUc— Sumit Yadav (@Sumit_x086) September 11, 2024
#Earthquake jolts felt in #Islamabad. pic.twitter.com/Nt9dEK2l6M
— Hasan Naser Khan (@HasanQau) September 11, 2024
Earthquake in pakistan
Sab thek hai???
— Ayesha (@ayesha6603) September 11, 2024
Noida sector 18 #earthquake #DelhiNcr pic.twitter.com/UjXNBsF9GI
— shiwendu Upadhyay 🇮🇳 (@shiwenduvish) September 11, 2024
No reports of damage or casualties have been received so far. Further details awaited.
