Reports of an earthquake which just hit areas of northern India have been filtering in on social media on Sunday afternoon.
India's Metereological Department issued a tweet on the incident, stating that it occurred at 3:37 Indian Standard Time, with epicenter at a Latitude of 28.9N and Longitude of 77.0E.
The depth was 5km, and the region precisely affected was Sonipat, Haryana.
Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on:01-07-2018, 15:37:03 IST, Lat:28.9 N & Long: 77.0 E, Depth: 5 Km, Region: Distt. Sonipat,Haryana pic.twitter.com/2YCqfAFz9Q
— India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) July 1, 2018
The magnitude of the quake appears to be a 4 on the Richter Scale.
Earthquake hits Delhi-NCR, Haryanahttps://t.co/WaAEeuchAD
— India TV (@indiatvnews) July 1, 2018
According to a tweet by the Times of India, "mild tremors" in the areas of Delhi-NCR and Haryana, Uttar Pradesh" have been identified.
#BREAKING | Mild tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh; details awaited: EMSC pic.twitter.com/ygmFmmSFas
— Times of India (@timesofindia) July 1, 2018
The independent twitter handle EMSC has also reported signs of a tremor that occurred just now.
#Earthquake (#भूकंप) possibly felt 2 min ago in #Delhi #India. Felt it? See https://t.co/wPtMW5ND1t pic.twitter.com/GaosomlfX9
— EMSC (@LastQuake) July 1, 2018
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