Andar earthquake, Bahar pollution; how Delhiites respond to the strong tremors

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New Delhi: Strong tremors were felt in and around Delhi and the National Capital Region in the early hours of Wednesday as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. The tremor was felt at around 1.57 am in the city and nearby areas including Noida, Gurugram and Faridabad.

“Was there any earthquake in Delhi just now? I was writing and suddenly felt like the bookshelf was shaking. continuous sound. When I woke up, the voices stopped in a while,” a jolted resident Ashok Kumar Pandey asked.

I NEVER FELT SUCH STRONG EARTHQUAKE TREMORS. I LEGIT THOUGHT SOME UNNATURAL PRESENCE IS SHAKING MY BED 🙁 😮 STRONG… t.co/6qBiC100m0

— ANI (@ANI) Nov 9, 2022

“We were getting off an auto when we felt the tremors. The auto driver also got scared, and as I looked around, I could see others felt it too. It stopped soon after,” another city resident recounted. The auto driver said, “I was taking a passenger on the ride. We felt the tremors of the earthquake. The passenger deboarded. We felt it for quite some time.”

On social media also, the reactions erupted after the jolt. Some shared their scary experience. “Felt like I was being haunted. It was a long one. Even had thought of the ceiling collapsing over me,” a city resident Vikas said. However, some others created funny memes.

Ghar mein earthquake,Bahar pollution.Fir bolte ho delhi valo ko Itna gussa kyun aata hai .#earthquake undefined

— ANI (@ANI) Nov 9, 2022

The people living and working overnight in Noida also shared their experiences of the scenario erupting with the sudden strike of the earthquake. “The guard rang the alarm once the earthquake came. The company had taken precautions. We all including the managers and HRs had come out of the building. The earthquake was tremendous. We were scared,” a working professional in Noida said.

People also shared short videos of the tremor.

Big tremors felt in Delhi. That was scary. That’s too much when you r watching horror movie. #Delhi_earthquake… t.co/Kh14ohOovK

— ANI (@ANI) Nov 9, 2022

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Ritcher scale was felt whose epicentre, according to the National Center for Seismology, was in Nepal. As of 7:30 am on Wednesday, at least six people have died and scores were injured when two back-to-back earthquakes hit Nepal’s Doti district.

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