Major earthquake jolts North India; tremors felt in J&K, Delhi & Amritsar

On Friday night, tremors were felt in multiple parts of India including Jammu and Kashmir, Leh, Delhi, Amritsar, Noida and parts of Uttarakhand. The tremors lasted for about 2 minutes. As per the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Tajikistan at 10.31 pm. Some houses in the Kashmir Valley have been damaged according to sources. However, no damage has been reported in Amritsar so far.

Reacting on Twitter, NC vice president Omar Abdullah described his horrific experience. He stated, "Not since the earthquake of 2005 have the tremors in Srinagar been bad enough to force me out of the house. I grabbed a blanket & ran. I didn’t remember to take my phone & so was unable to tweet “earthquake” while the damn ground was shaking". SAD leader Manjinder Sirsa and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also prayed for the safety of everyone. The tremors of this earthquake were also felt in major Pakistani cities such as Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad. On this development, PML(N) vice president Maryam Nawaz dubbed it as a "mighty earthquake". 

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