
The Delhi-NCR region witnessed mild tremors on Tuesday afternoon following a massive earthquake that struck several parts of Pakistan, including capital Islamabad. While the epicentre is yet to be found, the Met department said the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Pakistan-India (J&K border) region.
The earthquake jolted several cities in the northern parts of the country — including Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Lahore — on Tuesday afternoon. The earthquake caused panic among people, sending them scurrying out of buildings and offices. Some later took to social media to share several videos of the incident.
#Earthquake. Video from my society.#Noida pic.twitter.com/4sz3Exh6Q6
— Ananya Bhattacharya (@ananya116) September 24, 2019
#earthquake Stay Safe everyone & everywhere. pic.twitter.com/KTHo9GOi8b
— Abdul Rehman Butt (@arehmanbutt) September 24, 2019
Earthquake in Noida- Delhi NCR. Lasted almost a whole minute. Felt like an eternity 😭😭 #earthquake #earthquakedelhi #earthquaketoday pic.twitter.com/UIi3OLZoW6
— Torsha Banerjee (@TorshaBanerjee2) September 24, 2019
Did anyone feel the quakeeee? Everyone evacuating #earthquake #gurgaon #delhincr #ncr pic.twitter.com/Ltayp3IGGj
— Yuvika Mathur (@MathurYuvika) September 24, 2019
#earthquake in #Lahore pic.twitter.com/oOFhHDjwvf
— Ahsan Ahmad Farooqui (@ahsanfaroqui) September 24, 2019
दिल्ली #delhincr में भूकंप के झटके#earthquake pic.twitter.com/wcsxBxcqqy
— Rakeysh (@rakeswa1) September 24, 2019
Earlier in the day, a 6.0-magnitude earthquake had struck off the coast of Puerto Rico. Here are some of the many videos shared on social media.
Tea is so important for us Turks! Even in the event of an earthquake, we take our tea and run away! 🤣🤣
(Turkey) pic.twitter.com/Q2sM8m7bPi— Figen.. (@TheFigen) September 24, 2019
WATCH: Water main break occurs in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico after M6.0 #earthquake strikes the area. pic.twitter.com/kXEP1E0XuE
— DMM News (@DMM_News_) September 24, 2019
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