Massive tremors felt in many parts of northern India.
As per initial reports, tremors have been felt in Delhi, Bihar’s capital Patna and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, Jaipur, Guwahati, Kolkata and Chandigarh.
Some 15 hours ago, an earthquake measuring 6.2 was felt off the coast of British Columbia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 6:56 a.m. on the south coast of Haida Gwaii ( Queen Charlotte Islands). The earthquake was detected strongly by the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network near Bremerton.
As expected, Twitter came abuzz with personal experiences and a super-active PM:
PM is trying to reach Nepal PM Shri Sushil Koirala, who is abroad. He has spoken to President of Nepal Shri Ram Baran Yadav.
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) April 25, 2015
Keep in Mind ~ No One Is More Powerful Than Mother Nature….. !!: @Atheist_Krishna #earthquake pic.twitter.com/xRAFBDaayS
— Channelrt.com (@channelrt) April 25, 2015
Dear Mother Earth, we are sorry 4 what we’ve done 2 u, but pls don’t scare the s*** out of us with such tremors in your tummy! #earthquake
— Robin Bansal (@bansal_robin) April 25, 2015
#FirstPicture Few buildings have collapsed in #Nepal due to #earthquake #EarthquakeInDelhi pic.twitter.com/Oei7rKEFZL — NewsFirst (@newsfirstlive) April 25, 2015
Just felt tremor in Noida..#earthquake — Mrityunjoy Kumar Jha (@Mrityunjoykjha) April 25, 2015
Earthquake? — Suhasini Haidar (@suhasinih) April 25, 2015
Strong tremors rock Delhi. — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) April 25, 2015
Very strong termors in Delhi ….. Still continuing — Pawan Durani (@PawanDurani) April 25, 2015
RT @CNNIBNBreaking Tremors felt in Delhi and nearby areas — CNN-IBN News (@ibnlive) April 25, 2015
BREAKING: M6.2 #Earthquake shakes central #NewZealand — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) April 24, 2015
Our 15th floor apartment in Gurgaon is swaying like a toy in the breeze for the past 2 minutes. #Earthquake — Prasanto K Roy (@prasanto) April 25, 2015
#Earthquake in Lucknow. Everyone is out of their homes. — Amit Srivastava (@AmiSri) April 25, 2015
As per initial reports, the epicentre of the earthquake was Lamjung in Nepal.
Pictures from Kathmandu show damage of 7.9 magnitude #earthquake; reports of injuries http://t.co/HDOgZ7UDka pic.twitter.com/ycP7X2WbuL
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) April 25, 2015
#Earthquake epicentre was Lamjung #Nepal pic.twitter.com/Sfa6DZixE8 — Shivam Vij (@DilliDurAst) April 25, 2015
OMFG — It was 7.5 …. That is HUGE …. devastations in Nepal … #earthquake pic.twitter.com/bwlyZ8yuMH — Pawan Durani (@PawanDurani) April 25, 2015
