Minor earthquake of magnitude 2.6 hits Delhi-NCR

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The earthquake caused mild tremors in Delhi and other parts of the NCR region, including Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram..

A minor earthquake of magnitude 2.6 hit the Delhi-NCR region on Saturday, at 3:36 pm..

Just days before the minor earthquake that struck Delhi-NCR today, tremors were felt in Delhi, the National Capital Region, and several parts of north India after an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck west Nepal...

According to the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) seismic zoning chart, Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) are in Zone IV, which is considered a high seismic risk zone..