Delhi and the National Capital Region experienced strong tremors late Tuesday evening after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the southern part of China's Xinjiang. There were no immediate reports of damage or fatalities.
The National Centre of Seismology, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), reported the quake's occurrence at a depth of 80 kilometres, with no immediate reports of damage or fatalities.
The seismic activity was not limited to the epicentre, as tremors were felt in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan as well. In Almaty, the capital of Kazakhstan, residents left their homes in response to the shaking, as reported by the Russian news agency Tass.
The U.S. Geological Survey noted that the quake took place in the Tian Shan mountain range, a region known for seismic activity, though earthquakes of this magnitude are relatively infrequent.
The largest quake in the area in the past century, a 7.1-magnitude event, occurred in 1978, approximately 200 kilometres north of the recent quake.
In December, an earthquake shook the northwestern Gansu province, resulting in 151 casualties. Most of China's earthquakes are concentrated in the western part of the country, including Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan provinces, as well as the Xinjiang region and Tibet.
