Magnitude 4.2 earthquake hits Delhi, NCR; epicentre: Sonepat

[Bosonic]

Source: CNN-IBN

New Delhi: An earthquake of medium intensity jolted New Delhi and NCR late on Wednesday night, pulling panic-stricken people out of their homes. The earthquake measured 4.2 on Richter scale according to the Meteorological Department.

"The intensity was 4.2 and the epicentre was Sonepat," Shailesh Nayak, Secretary in Ministry of Earth Sciences, and IMD Director General Ajit Tyagi, said.

The tremors were felt in Ghaziabad, Faridabad and Noida as well around 11:30 pm. Tremors were also felt in Kashmir Valley and Uttrakhand.

Read more: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/magnitude-66-quake-hits-new-delhi-ncr-region/182214-3.html

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Initially miss-reported as a much more significant 6.6 quake...

[Bumblebee]

1. it's 4.2, not 6.6

[friedgreentomatoes]

2. OMG!

Right after the blasts outside Delhi High Court that killed atleast 11people? :cry:

[elleng]

3. AND BOMB in Delhi!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4987430

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. It's an east coast tweener!

:think: