New Delhi, April 04: Tremors were felt across north India, including the national capital, following a 5.7-magnitude earthquake with its epicentre at the India-Nepal border Monday evening. A meteorological official said the tremors were felt at 5.02 p.m.
A senior official of the meteorological department described it as a quake of moderate intensity emerging from the Nepal-India border.
“In this region, it was comparatively mild and so far no reports of damage and casualties have come in from Punjab and Haryana,” the official told IANS.
There have been no reports of any damage because of the earthquake.
“The tremors were also felt in Shimla town,” Met Office director Manmohan Singh told IANS in the Himachal Pradesh capital.
Chandigarh and surrounding towns in Haryana and Punjab reported mild tremors too.
“In this region, it was comparatively mild, and so far no reports of damage and casualties have come in from Punjab and Haryana,” an official in Chandigarh said
However, there was panic in some areas with people in upper floors rushing downstairs.
“I live on the third floor and I was in the kitchen when I felt the jerks. We got frightened and we immediately ran downstairs,” Bhanu Kehar, a homemaker, told IANS.
“The epicentre was at the India-Nepal border,” said an official of the India Meteorological Department.
Police and fire brigade said there was no report of any casualty or damage immediately.
—-IAns