There were no immediate reports of any damage or
injuries.
The earthquake, with its epicentre in New Delhi, struck at a depth of five kilometres at 5:36
am, it said in a post on X.
The epicentre was near Durgabai Deshmukh College of
Special Education in Dhaula Kuan, an official told PTI.
That region, which has a lake nearby, has been
experiencing smaller, low-magnitude quakes once every two to three years. It recorded an earthquake of 3.3 magnitude in
2015, he said.
A loud sound was also heard when the earthquake
hit, the official added.
The strong tremors triggered by the earthquake
prompted residents of several high-rise buildings in Delhi, Noida, Greater
Noida and Ghaziabad to rush out.
A woman in her 50s who was out on a morning walk in
E Block of Noida Sector 20 said, "'Hum log bahar park me walk kar rahe the
toh pata nahin chala. Lekin kafi tej tha. Log bahar aa gaye. (We were walking
in the park, so we didn't feel it strongly. But it was quite strong. People
came rushing out)'." In a post on X, The Delhi Police said, "We hope
you all are safe, Delhi!" It also
urged citizens to call on the emergency 112 helpline for emergencies.
AAP leader Atishi said on X, "A strong
earthquake just hit Delhi. I pray to God that everyone is safe." Resharing
Atishi's post, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal said, "I pray for safety of
everyone." "Massive tremors were felt 10 minutes back in Delhi, woke
us up from sleep. I hope and pray everyone is safe and sound," AICC
national spokesperson Ragini Nayak said in a post on X.