4.5 magnitude mild-intensity earthquake felt in Haryana; strong tremors felt in Delhi-NCR

Dharshana Kathiresan, INN/Chennai, @Infodeaofficial

A mild intensity earthquake of 4.5 magnitude on the Ritcher scale jolted parts of eastern Haryana and Delhi-National Capital Region on Friday (May 29) at 9.08 pm.

The National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said the quake’s epicentre was Rohtak in Haryana and the depth was 5 kilometres.

“An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit 14 km East-Southeast of Rohtak in Haryana at 21:08 hours today,” said the NCS. However, there were no reports of any casualties or damage.

The report also stated that strong tremors were felt in parts of Gurugram, Faridabad, Greater Noida, Rohtak, Jind, Sonepat and surrounding areas of the national capital. Meanwhile, in Chandigarh and Punjab mild tremors were reported. This created panic among the local residents, who rushed out of their houses for their safety.

Yesterday, on May 28, a low-intensity earthquake was felt in Haryana’s Faridabad, bordering the national capital. According to the NCS, the low-intensity earthquake measured 2.5-magnitude on the Richter Scale with its epicentre in Nacholi in Faridabad. The epicentre of the earthquake was 8km East of Faridabad, Haryana, according to the seismologists.

So far, this was the sixth earthquake to have hit the national capital territory since April 13 and the fourth one in the month of May alone.