Tremors were felt in Gwalior and Indore cities of Madhya Pradesh on Monday. Delhi and many other places of northern India were also rocked. No report of casualties or damage to property has been received so far in the State.
The Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said that mild tremors were felt in some areas of north-west Madhya Pradesh after a massive earthquake measuring 7.5 on Richter scale jolted north India. No report of casualties or damage to property has been received so far in the state, they added.
The IMD's Bhopal office director Anupam Kashyapi while talking to 'The Pioneer' said, "Gwalior and Chambal revenue divisions, Ratlam, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Agar, Rajgarh, Tikamgarh and Chhattarpur districts experienced minor tremors at around 2.40 pm."
Kashyapi further said that aftershocks may be experienced in MP in the next two days, but there was no need to panic as the epicentre of the quake was far off. "Some earthen (kuccha) houses might have developed minor cracks in the quake in north-west MP," he added.
He said the Chief Secretary called him and asked about the quake and its aftermath in the State. "To my knowledge it has not caused any damage to life and property in the State," he added. Some people in the State Capital said they felt the mild tremors of quake, but no official has yet confirmed it.
The earthquake, epi-centred in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan, struck at around 2.40 pm, sending ripples across several Indian States like Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.