Watch: NDRF on high alert as quake hits Delhi, North India

Minister Rajnath Singh asks for detailed report.

A earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, shook residents of Delhi and north India on Monday night, creating panic and causing office workers to evacuate buildings, the IMD said. There were no reports of any casualties or any damage yet.
According to the preliminary IMD report, the quake, classified as moderate, occurred at 10.33 p.m. at a point 30.5 degree North latitude 79.1 degrees East longitude in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district. Its depth was 33 km.

#EarthQuake in Delhi-NCR.
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Tremors were felt in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand also.
The last major quake in the region was a 4.2 tremor epicentred in Haryana on November 17 last year, while nearly 10 people were killed in a 6.8 Richter scale quake on the India-Myanmar border on January 4, 2016.

Earthquake tremors felt in Uttarakhand, people evacuated their buildings. Locals say tremors were strong,led to chaos(Visuals from Haldwani) pic.twitter.com/oS35MHn6HD
- ANI (@ANI_news) February 6, 2017

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh asks for detailed report on earthquake, National Disaster Response Force put on high alert.
 

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