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5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, Tremors Felt In Parts Of Delhi-NCR

Earthquake tremors felt in north India region.

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5.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Nepal, Tremors Felt In Parts Of Delhi-NCR
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Earthquake tremors were felt in parts of Delhi , Lucknow and parts of north India region on Tuesday evening.

The news was tweeted by Skymet Weather agency.

The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at around 7:30 pm (local time), was located at a shallow depth of 14 kilometres, about 87 kilometres northwest of Dailekh district in Nepal, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The earthquake measured 5.3 on the Richter scale.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage to the property as a result of the quake.

(More details awaited.)