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.

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