A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.0 on Richter Scale shook Haryana and Delhi early on Friday. The epicentre of the quake was located at Rohtak, Haryana and rooted 22km inside the earth, according to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) earthquake monitoring service. The earthquake struck at 4.25 am and tremors were distinctly perceived. it was termed as 'moderate' on the IMD's scale. There aren't any reports of damage or casualty yet.
Delhi and parts of north India are known to be part of a zone prone to high impact quakes. Seismologists have long warned that a major earthquake (of magnitude 8 or above) is pending in these parts because of latent, unreleased stress.
