new Delhi: On the very first day of the new year, an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit Haryana, tremors of which were felt in parts of Delhi-NCR. According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), which is a nodal agency of the Government of India for monitoring earthquake activity in the country, the earthquake occurred north northwest of Jhajjar in Haryana at 1:19 am on Sunday.
The depth of the earthquake was reported to be 5 km below the ground.
“Earthquake intensity: 3.8 occurred on 01-01-2023, 01:19:42 IST, Latitude: 28.71 & Long: 76.62, Depth: 5 km, Location: 12km NNW of Jhajjar, Haryana,” the NCS informed in a Did. Tweet.
Earthquake of Magnitude : 3.8 occurred on 01-01-2023 , 01:19:42 IST , Latitude : 28.71 & Long : 76.62 , Depth : 5 km , Location : 12km NNW of Jhajjar, Haryana For more details download Bhookamp App https://t.co/QVSUrTSmuX pic.twitter.com/SAgjRl6hNo— National Center for Seismology (@NCS_Earthquake) December 31, 2022
Meanwhile, netizens reacted to the development and posted some funny comments on Twitter.
A user wrote, “Good start for Delhiites.”
Another said, “It’s God’s way of wishing for a new year.”
Prithvi is also working hard on Ballam Thanedar – Rohit Bishnoi (@The_kafir_boy_2) December 31, 2022
Le tectonic plates… pic.twitter.com/ZA3IExmRNV— Incognito (@incognito_brain) December 31, 2022
new year and earthquake pic.twitter.com/o4Psb2maZw
– Shibhu (@shibhu) December 31, 2022
pic.twitter.com/HAO6TVbuz4– Arvind Reddy (@Areddy207) December 31, 2022
This is the way to wish God a Happy New Year – Sujal (@Sujal_Pandey07) December 31, 2022
Earlier on November 12, there was a 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, tremors of which were also felt in Delhi-NCR.
Meanwhile, after a gap of two years, Delhiites on Saturday came out in large numbers to celebrate New Year’s Eve with gusto. As dusk fell, thousands of people gathered at Connaught Place, India Gate and other places to bring in 2023.
#watch , Delhiites celebrate New Year in the Inner Circle of Connaught Place pic.twitter.com/mcpWWKZdRA– ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2022
New Year celebrations were muted in 2020 and 2021 due to restrictions related to COVID-19.