Subhechcha Ganguly 
Panic gripped residents across Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, and surrounding areas on Thursday morning after a strong earthquake, measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, struck near Jhajjar in Haryana at 9:04 am. While people rushed out of homes and buildings fearing the worst, there were no immediate reports of casualties or structural damage.
The tremors were widely felt in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Gurugram, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Several people took to social media, describing the intensity as alarming. Eyewitnesses reported cupboards swinging open and vehicles shaking.
“We felt the tremors…It was really scary. My vehicle shook. It was really strong,” one resident told ANI. Another witness in Ghaziabad said, “It felt as if someone was shaking the entire shop.”
Thursday’s quake comes months after a similar tremor on February 17, when a 4.0 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in South Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan had rattled the region.
According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the Delhi region has experienced over 446 earthquakes between 1993 and 2025 within a 50 sq km radius of Dhaula Kuan, underlining the area’s high seismic activity.
Why is Delhi Prone to Earthquakes?
Delhi-NCR lies in Seismic Zone IV, classified as a high-damage risk zone by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The region’s susceptibility is heightened by three active fault lines running through the capital — the Sohna, Mathura, and Delhi-Moradabad faults — as well as seven fault lines in neighboring Haryana.
Experts also point to Delhi’s proximity to the Himalayas, which lie in Seismic Zone V, further increasing the likelihood of tremors and aftershocks in the capital.
