4.4 magnitude earthquake hits Haryana, tremors felt Delhi, Gurgaon

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New Delhi and parts of the National Capital Region (NCR) were struck by an earthquake early on Thursday morning.
The Indian Meteorological Department said it was a 4.4 magnitude earthquake that struck on the Delhi-Haryana border this morning.
The tremors, which lasted nearly a minute, shook Delhi and neighbouring Gurgaon and Ghaziabad around 4:30 a m.
According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the epicentre of the earthquake was at the Delhi-Haryana border.
The earthquake, a shallow one, struck at a depth of 10 kilometers, the US Geological Survey said.
There was no immediate loss of life and property reported.
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First Published: Nov 17 2016 | 8:04 AM IST