Delhi and neighbouring areas woke up Wednesday morning to an
earthquake measuring 4.0 on the richter scale. Lasting a few seconds, the earthquake is reported to have originated 44 km southwest of Muzaffarnagar in
Uttar Pradesh.
The depth of the earthquake was mapped at 10 km.
Mild tremors are believed to have been felt in cities like Meerut as well.
According to
United States Geological Survey, an earthquake of 4.6 magnitude struck
Tajikistan hours before the one felt in Delhi.