New Delhi: Mild tremors were felt in the national capital region on Wednesday when an earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on the Richter scale struck in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, the Met said. No loss of life or property was reported.The epicentre was about 50km from here, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It occurred at 7.59 a.m. at a depth of 6 km.
Mild tremors in Delhi-NCR
This photo released by the Shimane Nichinichi Shimbun via Jiji Press on April 9, 2018 shows the tarmac along a street damaged by a earthquake in the city of Oda, Shimane prefecture.
A 5.6-magnitude quake hit western Japan early on April 9, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead. / AFP PHOTO / SHIMANE NICHINICHI SHIMBUN AND JIJI PRESS / SHIMANE NICHINICHI SHIMBUN VIA JIJI PRESS / Japan OUT / EDITORS NOTE: MANADATORY CREDIT - SHIMANE NICHINICHI SHIMBUN VIA JIJI PRESS