 "Strong earthquake tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, epicentre in Uttarakhand")
Strong tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR on Wednesday evening as a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Uttarakhand at 8:49 pm, according to India Meteorological Department's National Seismological Centre
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake originated 121 km east of Dehradun in Uttarakhand. It estimated the epicentre between Kedarnath hill shrine and the town of Pipalkoti in Uttarakhand.
The tremors were also felt across other areas in northern India, including Uttaranchal, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. There were no reports of loss of property or life.
Meanwhile, people in Dehradun have begun to evacuate their buildings after the tremor.
Meanwhile, people in Dehradun have begun to evacuate their buildings after the tremor.
Several people took to Twitter after the earthquake was felt by them.
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