An earthquake centred in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district was felt across Delhi-NCR and parts of northern India at about 10:23 pm on Tuesday, according to a report citing the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The report says people in several areas felt buildings shake and some residents moved outside, but it contains conflicting information about the earthquake’s magnitude that requires confirmation.
The report’s summary states that the earthquake measured 4.4, while its main copy, attributed to the NCS, records the magnitude as 4.9 on the Richter scale. Both versions identify Chamoli district in Uttarakhand as the epicentre. The inconsistency means the final magnitude should not be treated as established until it is checked against the NCS’s authoritative earthquake record.
According to the details published in the report, the earthquake was recorded at 10:23:13 pm, with its focus located 13 kilometres below the ground. The report gives the coordinates as 30.103 degrees north latitude and 79.561 degrees east longitude. Tremors were reported in Delhi-NCR as well as parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana.
The report said tremors were felt in Dehradun and other locations in Uttarakhand, prompting some residents to leave their homes and gather outside. In Delhi-NCR, residents also shared their experiences on social media. One user cited in the report said they felt an entire building shake in Safdarjung Enclave and described it as an unfamiliar experience.
The report did not mention any casualties or damage by late Tuesday night. It also did not cite reports of structural failures, utility disruption or emergency evacuations in Delhi-NCR or Uttarakhand. The absence of reported damage in the supplied material does not resolve the magnitude discrepancy or establish the full operational impact of the tremors.
The incident comes amid references in the report to other recent earthquakes. It said a magnitude-4.5 earthquake was felt in Assam’s Nagaon district earlier on Tuesday. It also reported three tremors in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district over a 24-hour period, including a magnitude-2.5 earthquake recorded on Sunday between Siddheshwar and Dudhala villages in the Aundha Nagnath tehsil.
For cities, the immediate relevance of the event lies in how residents, buildings and emergency systems respond to shaking across a wide region. The supplied report provides the reported time, location, depth and coordinates, but does not include an official damage assessment, a structural safety advisory or a confirmed final magnitude. Publication should therefore await confirmation of the NCS reading and any official assessment of impacts.
