Tremors Felt in Delhi, Noida, J&K After 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake in Afghanistan

Tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, Noida, and nearby cities on the morning of Saturday, 5 February, after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region.

As per the National Centre of Seismology, the earthquake of magnitude 5.7 occurred at 9:45 am, and had a depth of 181 km.

Earthquake of Magnitude:5.7, Occurred on 05-02-2022, 09:45:59 IST, Lat: 36.340 & Long: 71.05, Depth: 181 Km ,Location: Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region, for more information download the BhooKamp App https://t.co/5E23iK2nl2 pic.twitter.com/qQ0w5WSPJr

— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) February 5, 2022

No damage to property or life was reported due to the earthquake.

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Meanwhile, several netizens from Kashmir, Delhi, and surrounding cities took to Twitter to share their experience of the earthquake.

I thought my head is spinning and started to shut my eyes when suddenly I looked at the fan and realised it's an earthquake. Strong tremors felt for about 25-30 seconds in Noida. #earthquake#Noida

— shashank singh (@shashank_singh2) February 5, 2022

Strong tremors felt in Kashmir. #earthquake pic.twitter.com/YSadXUw9sQ

— Ieshan Wani (@Ieshan_W) February 5, 2022

Earthquake be like #earthquake pic.twitter.com/IJRiHfurTY

— Shikha Rajpoot (@ShikhaR50421381) February 5, 2022

The crown of shrine of Sheikh Ul Alam (RA) got tilted due to the earthquake. #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/AzIVh0nlPf

— Raouf Dar | دوف رشید ڈار (@Raoufdar) February 5, 2022

All of us coming to twitter to confirm there’s an earthquake #earthquake pic.twitter.com/jM9b8ZwCo1

— cesar (@jebaiting) February 5, 2022

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